A complete cost breakdown of living in The Villages after two years, Plus a 5-acre home with horses.

After living here for over two years I broke down my actual cost and compared them to The Village estimates. I also look at homes from under 200k to over 2 million including a 5-acre horse equestrian home in The Villages. Then I total it all up at the end. Subscribe Button for new videos: https://bit.ly/3aToJ3H Bonds, Taxes and CDDs:    • The Villages, Bonds, Taxes, Maintenance Fe...   Medicare part #1:    • The Villages, Healthcare, Social Security,...   Medicare part #2:    • Medicare, Drug, Advantage Plans, Tricare, ...   Brownwood Spa:    • The Villages Florida, Gloria and I do a Fi...   Snowbirds leaving your home alone:    • The Villages Snowbird leaving home for ext...   Home maintenance and Filters:    • The Villages Florida Keep your home runnin...   15 inside maintenance items:    • Don't neglect these 15 Maintenance tips to...   My First Visit to The Villages:    • I recorded my call to The Villages Florida...   Rusty Nelson Photography Page. https://www.RustyNelson.com Snail Mail Rusty Nelson, PO Box 1286, Kennett Square PA 19348 #TheVillages, #RustyNelson, TheVillages Florida Inside the Bubble Book: https://www.insidethebubble.net Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:15 for sale under 200K 05:55 Two listing systems VLS MLS 07:00 5-acre horse home sale VLS 08:30 $2.6 million home the Villages 09:30 Mortgage considerations 12:00 Property Taxes 14:30 Trim Notice 15:30 Homesteading your home 18:45 My Property Taxes 21:45 Bond & Maintenance Fee Explained 23:40 Should I pay off the bond 26:55 The Village Cost of Living page 27:55 The Villages Est vs my bill 29:01 Utilities in The Villages 30:20 My Electric bill 32:15 Surge Protection cost 33:30 My Gas Bill 34:10 My Sewer water Trash Bill 38:30 My Bill v The Villages estimate 41:10 Amenity Fee The Villages 43:00 Pool Costs with Bob and Liz 51:40 Insurance 52:20 Homeowners Insurance 53:45 Flood Insurance The Villages 54:45 My Insurance v The Villages estimate 55:15 Sinkhole coverage explained 57:50 Umbrella policy 59:05 Car Insurance The Villages 1:00:25 Golfcart insurance The Villages 1:01:30 Becoming a Florida Resident 1:02:13 Florida DMV car costs 1:03:05 Pests and Termite costs 1:05:30 Lawn care and landscape costs 1:09:15 Power washing your house 1:09:46 Daily Sun Newspaper 1:10:17 Activities and Clubs 1:11:15 Golfing in The Villages 1:13:12 Golf Cart Car 1:15:05 Car Expenses 1:16:25 Medical Expenses 1:19:14 Software 1:20:10 Cable and Internet 1:21:55 Hair and Beauty 1:22:40 Gym and Spa 1:25:30 Home repair yearly maintenance 1:26:40 Church Charity 1:26:52 Propane 1:27:24 Accountant Tax Prep 1:27:35 House Keeping 1:27:56 Pets and Vets 1:25:28 Things for Snowbirds 1:30:15 Recap 1:30:50 Scrolling Total Budget of the Villages 1) Cost of Actual Homes a) 200K to 4M+ 2) Mortgage a) Interest Rate considerations b) Mortgage insurance. NA 3) Taxes a) Property 417 mon b) Fire 11 monthly c) Bond 142 monthly d) Bond Maintenance 44 mon 4) Amenity Fees 186 mon 5) Utilities a) Gas 28 mon b) Electric 134 mon c) Water i) Potable 24 mon ii) Irrigation 26 mon iii) Sewer 38 mon iv) Trash 22 mon 6) Insurance Types Remember I’m not an agent! a) Homeowners. 50 mon b) Sinkhole c) Umbrella policy 40 mon d) Flood insurance. e) Auto insurance 144 monthly f) Golfcart insurance 27 monthly 7) DMV See Video a) Cost to bring car into Florida. One Time $250 b) Yearly cost 4 monthly 8) Home Maintenance. See my video. a) Lawn Cutting i) Massy (1) Cost about $60-75 60 mon (2) Landscape Application Fertilizer 35 mon (3) Irrigation Maintenance $45 Quarterly 15 mon (4) Pest Prevention 75 Quarterly 25 mon (5) Termite Prevention $ 166 year 14 monthly 9) Palm Tree Maintenance 10) Power wash your home. 11) News Paper 13 mon 12) Activities a) Club dues 10 mon b) Golf Fees i) Trail fees 20 monthly ii) Signup system. 8 monthly iii) Golf course fees iv) Driving range balls 13) Golf Cart a) Payment 8k - 22K i) Oil change / mx 20 mon ii) Towing 14) Car Payment a) Maintenance i) Fuel 100 mon ii) Oil change 10 mon iii) Carwash 30 mon iv) AAA 5 mon 15) Medical a) Medicare 176 mon i) Plan G 186 mon b) Dental 50 mon c) Eye care 20 mon d) Prescriptions 100 mon 16) Software a) Adobe 59 mon b) Microsoft 10 mon c) Weather15 mon d) Back blaze 6 mon 17) Cable and internet a) Kennet Square 76 mon b) The Villages 191 monthly 18) Cell Phone 77 MONTHLY a) Discounts * 19) Hair Cuts a) Men 21 monthly b) Ladies 20) Gym / Spa a) Video at Brownwood 21) Basic home repair Not yet! a) Filters Show Video i) AC, Vacuum, Microwave, Fridge, etc. 20 monthly ii) Whole house water filter systems 22) Church and Charity 30 monthly 23) Propane 20 monthly 24) Accountant taxes Turbo Tax 10 monthly 25) Housekeeping 26) Veterinarian Bill a) Dog washing 27) Snowbird cost a) House sitting Empty nest 10 monthly b) PO Box 20 monthly c) RV Storage TOTAL $2,799 Find the Budget Calculator here. [email protected] Budget Calculator here:    • The Villages Cost of Living Calculator - B...