Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

Seems like homebuyers today white cabinets is somewhere on their list of wants.  Remember when we were proud of our cherry cabinets?  The rich look of cherry surrounding your kitchen was quite the thing, first house I built had to have them cherry cabinets along with shiny brass hardware!  For ye...

BOND PAID-NEW ROOF (2024) - 863 Shellbark Way is close to SUMTER LANDING in Sabal Chase, one of the most desirable areas in The Villages, FL. This well cared for EXTENDED LANTANA model offers 2074 square feet of living space with HIGH CEILINGS, engineered hardwood and ceramic tile. NO CARPET here...

We dodged the brunt of the storm as Debby decided to go north and spare The Villages.  We got a lot of rain, some pretty good wind gust and spotty power outages.  Our local social media groups were busy giving reports where they lost power and rain totals between 5” to 7”.  Only thing we have is ...

It’s before 7:00 am and here is the latest on Hurricane Debby, hitting Cedar Key and north, for us here in The Villages the outer bands disturbed a lot of sleep overnight.  The sound of horizonal rain hitting bedroom windows and howling winds kept interrupting sleep followed by looking at your ph...

It’s before 7:00 am and here is the latest on Tropical Storm Debby, looks like Monday morning it will be a hurricane that’s the bad news the good news if it must hit Florida it is hitting in some of the least populated parts of the state.  Last night it was predicted to become a Cat 1 at landfall...

Social Media and the Storm Hitting Florida This Weekend.  We do have a storm hitting Florida this weekend and social media is creating some humorous post. “Florida will be closed for Pressure Washing and Blow Drying until Monday”, “When it starts to rain in Florida this weekend, please stay home!...

Normally I write my blogs and articles days ahead or at least the day before so I don’t need to be thinking straight at 6:00 am to start posting by 7, but this is different.  I will be on the keyboard around 6:00 am giving an update for the day.  Tropical Depression 4 is churning around over Cuba...

Remarkable Home! - Expanded Garage - HEATED POOL - Impeccable 3-Bedroom, 2-Bath Home in the Village of Monarch Grove. Encountering a harmonious fusion of opulence and practicality is inevitable with this superbly enhanced home situated in the sought-after Village of Monarch Grove. This remarkable...

A great feature of the squares in The Villages, Florida are the small specialty and boutique shops surrounding the squares.  Brownwood Paddock Square is getting another one, Spartina 449.  Obviously I don’t expect to shop but I am sure some of you might want to check it out.  From their website:D...

Guys I am sorry but according to analysis 76% of my followers are female, I promise beer and football in September!  Ladies here is the social club you been waiting for The Villages Fashion Divas and looking around The Villages I’m guessing many members!  Rather than make a fool out of myself let...