I’ll let you know! Probably not until after Dh has his interview and hears back
Omg that's ALWAYS a bright side! We got a bunch of snow last night and it covered up the slush/ice already on the roads. We live in a culdesac and the plows just think it's okay not to come down and plow. It's terrible. We keep joking that we didn't know we needed a jeep to live in the midwest.
Do you have children? DH has never wanted our own pool in any of our houses we have owned, but can't imagine living in Florida without a pool, even if you don't have children. Imo, having a pool in your subdivision will add to selling your home in the future. We never lived in a neighborhood with a pool in NJ(not that popular), but instead joined town pools, etc and private pool clubs when the kids were growing up. It was fabulous, was an opportunity for the boys to see their friends in the summer and we considered it a social opportunity for us as well.
Many that I have spoken to have mentioned Dr. Phillips. Interesting, from my research, it seems that a lot of the homes/rentals are older than Winter Garden and Windermere.
Is that correct?
A lot of the homes/rentals seem higher priced and more dated compared to WG and Windermere. Thanks in advance for any input on Dr.Phillips.
Many that I have spoken to have mentioned Dr. Phillips. Interesting, from my research, it seems that a lot of the homes/rentals are older than Winter Garden and Windermere.
We currently don’t have any kids so I think having our own pool would be nice because we wouldn’t have to worry about anyone falling in just yet or things like that. It’s very possibly we would move again before having kids. I loved having a neighborhood pool as a kid. We met so many friends there and had pool parties. Dh has only lived in the Midwest and pools are scarce here. Mainly just town pools
I like dp because of the older houses. We found some great options around 300-350k. Having the shopping and dining options would be a huge plus as well.
Your move sounds EXCITING!
We have had several homes in our almost 36 years of marriage and have done well selling all of them thankfully! Before our kids, we bought one of the smallest homes on the block, to get into a great neighborhood with excellent schools. I firmly believe that even as retirees buying in a town with excellent schools will help keep the price of the house up and will appreciate. Location and schools is what we look for. We will again focus on communities with excellent schools, good accessibility to stores, and be within an easy drive to WDW(hoping to be within 30 minutes MAX). IMO, be careful about purchasing a home with a backyard home; not all buyers want a pool, may limit your buyer pool when you sell. Additionally, when you have children, you may feel differently about having a backyard pool. Community pool is a great amenity; leave the "headache" and pool maintenance expenses to someone else! 
Our house is decent sized for a starter home. It’s just over 2,000 sq ft and it’s by a really good school. We live in a culdesac and our road is the only part of the street (it doesn’t continue in the other direction). I’m thinking a neighborhood pool might be better like you said but since we don’t have kids yet maybe we want our own pool? I’m not sure what we will decideYour move sounds EXCITING!
As a semi retiree, we want to purchase in a area with excellent schools but don't necessarily need the tippy top of "reputation"...Been there, done that, and we paid for that, priorities change when you retire, schools will preserve our investment, but at our stage, not wrapped up in being in the best, most desirable area for reputation; not willing to pay for that anymore. We still are thinking that a mixed age development might be better than a 55 and over. Like seeing a variety of ages, love seeing young families, and will be young semi retirees....not sure if the 55 and over is right for us. Will begin by renting in a mixed community and see if we like it, if not, maybe the following year before we purchase we can snag a rental in a 55+.
For schools in central Florida you want to be in the Winter Park school district. As far as pools there were summers that my children or any of us infact did not use the pool. It becomes very easy to become bored with it. Pools can help and hinder resell. Get a house with a pool if you want a pool. Not to resell later. My last house in the Winter Park area took about half a day to sell. Never put up a sign. The people across the street the same thing at the same time. That’s the premier school district to be in. It’s also close to the three best private high schools.
You mentioned that DH is interviewing for a position. Will you be working also? Will it be difficult for you to secure a position?
Are you saying you did have a pool and it was still easy to sell?
I’m a substitute teacher for elementary so I should be fine getting a position anywhere. Getting a full time position depends on availability and if I like the schoolYou mentioned that DH is interviewing for a position. Will you be working also? Will it be difficult for you to secure a position?
Yes. The other house did not.
Huh okay. I think we will probably pick which ever house works best, regardless if it has a pool or not. But that’s good to know that it might not be a factor when selling further down the road. I would rather have some grass and a nice house though than a pool. As long as my neighborhood has a pool
