Florida for Boomers
Author: Ryan Erisman
Publisher: Ryan Erisman, Inc.
Published: 2007-04
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 1432703331
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Retirement Communities in Florida
Author: Mary Lucier Brooks
Publisher:
Published: 1993-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781561640249
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →-- Choosing where to spend the rest of your life is an important decision, but the great variety of retirement communities available can make the process time-consuming, confusing, and often frustrating. This informative, easy-to-read resource offers some timely help -- Practical consumer information about the types of retirement communities that offer meals, housekeeping, transportation, entertainment, and even health care services as part of the rental or residency package -- A comprehensive directory of over 250 listings organized by type within four major regions of the state is included
The 2022 Florida Retirement Handbook
Author: Ryan Erisman
Publisher: Ryan Erisman Incorporated
Published: 2021-10-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781734059618
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The 2022 Florida Retirement Handbook includes information on 100+ of the best places and communities for retirement, the effects the coronavirus pandemic has had on the Florida retirement landscape, the safest places to retire in Florida, cost of living information, navigate the Florida homeowner's insurance minefield, and more.
Inside the Bubble
Author: Ryan Erisman
Publisher:
Published: 2021-11-22
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781734059625
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Villages® retirement community in Central Florida is home to 700+ holes of golf, 200+ pickleball courts, 100 recreation centers, 100+ swimming pools, 3,000+ resident clubs and organizations, 100+ restaurants, a wide range of shops, grocery stores, and medical offices, free live entertainment nightly, and to top it off, nearly everything is golf cart accessible. With all of that in mind, it's no wonder why 130,000 retirees call it home.Yes, it's an incredible place, but it's not for everyone. Thousands of people buy and move here every year, but thousands more take a close look and decide it's not for them. This book was written to help you decide if it's the right place for you.
Living Your Retirement Dreams and Growing Young in the Villages
Author: Lindsay E. Collier
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-01-12
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781505481730
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In the heart of Central Florida about 70 miles northwest from Orlando exists what is probably the biggest retirement community in the world, called The Villages. If you are looking for a place to live your retirement dreams, in this book you will find all the information you need to know about this wonderful opportunity. If you are currently a resident of The Villages this is the perfect information guide for you. Written by a 10 year resident, you'll find it very enjoyable, upbeat, informative, and fun to read.Here you will find a detailed description of the day in the life of a Villager along with the history of The Villages, its layout, amenities, governing bodies media, town squares, recreation centers , parks, weather, employment opportunities, volunteer opportunities, and more.There are also chapters devoted to golf and other sports available and a look at the 2000 plus active clubs in this community. In addition you will find a plethora of information on entertainment and eating, health resources, lifelong learning opportunities, animal and plant life, and interesting day trips in Central Florida.This is truly a complete guide to one of the most interesting retirement communities in the world!
The Villages Florida Book
Author: Ryan Erisman
Publisher:
Published: 2011-09-07
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780615525556
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Join thousands of current and future "Villagers" who have learned from The Villages Florida Book.If you have big dreams of one day retiring to The Villages, but you just don't know where to start gathering the best information - you are not alone. The Villages Florida Book is designed to help you separate the fact from fiction about America's most popular retirement community, and begin your new life in The Villages with confidence.The Villages is one of the most popular Central Florida retirement communities. Ask anyone who lives there and they'll probably tell you there were things they wish they'd known more about before buying in The Villages. The Villages is a great place to live. But there are several important things that you need to know.The book's author, Ryan Erisman, runs the popular website TheVillagesFloridaBook.com and is the editor of The Villages Monthly, the only unbiased monthly newsletter published today about The Villages. The founder of For Boomers Media, he is also a contributing writer to several publications focused on retirement community living including 2nd Home Journal, Boomers On The Move, and others. Ryan's books have been featured in publications such as Where to Retire Magazine, Florida Home Builder, Florida Realtor Magazine, Top Retirements, and more.The Villages Florida Book was written to help people like you because there was no other complete resource on this popular retirement community. This is the most comprehensive book of its kind about The Villages available anywhere.
Leisureville
Author: Andrew D. Blechman
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Published: 2009-07-14
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1555848443
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This revealing profile “disappears down the rabbit hole [into] the largest gated retirement community in the world” and what it discovers is “fascinating” (The New York Times). When his next-door neighbors pick up and move from New England to an age-restricted “active adult” development in Florida called The Villages, Andrew D. Blechman is astonished by their stories—and determined to investigate. Sprawling across two zip codes, with a golf course for every day of the month, two downtowns, its own newspaper, radio, and TV station, The Villages is a prefab paradise for retired Baby Boomers, where “not having children around seems to free [them] to act like adolescents” (The New York Times). In the critically acclaimed Leisureville, Blechman delves into this senior utopia, offering a hilarious firsthand report on everything from ersatz nostalgia to the residents’ surprisingly active sex life. Blechman also traces the history of this phenomenon, travelling to Arizona to find out what pioneering developments like Sun City and Youngtown have become after decades of segregation. Blending incisive social commentary and colorful reportage, “Blechman describes this brave new world with determined good humor and considerable bemusement” (Katherine A. Powers, The Boston Globe).
Where to Retire in Florida
Author: Richard Fox
Publisher:
Published: 1999-02-09
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780964421660
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Florida attracts more retirees than any other state--450,000-plus during the latest census. Many times that number are currently considering such a move. This new edition will top their reading lists. Fact-filled profiles of the state's top 99 towns for retirement are enlivened by witty and candid evaluation from the authors.
From Sun Cities to the Villages
Author: Judith Ann Trolander
Publisher:
Published: 2012-12-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780813044484
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Youngtown, Arizona, opened in 1954 and was the first development community to have a minimum age requirement (then 65) and to ban underage children as permanent residents. The developer Del Webb unveiled Sun City six years later. Adjacent to Yountown, it offered modest homes abutting a golf course. In the ensuing decades, active adult communities have proliferated, including Harold Schwartz's The Villages in central Florida, today [America's] largest retirement community. For nearly sixty years, the success of these and similar communities has changed the image of retirees from frail, impoverished old people to energetic, well-off adults enjoying a resort-like lifestyle. While some experts predicted these communities would fail or undermine the obligations between generations, they are now firmly embedded as one possible extension of the American Dream. Judith Ann Trolander's study of the "active adult" lifestyle focuses specifically on how the development of age-restricted communities has redefined the sense of self-identity among the elderly; changed the popular image of retirees; called attention to attitudes of the elderly toward children; popularized golf-course, gated, and amenity-rich developments; and made this new, age-restricted lifestyle affordable or accessible to large numbers of retirees - some of whom may actually continue working. Examining the origins, development, failures, and challenges facing these communities as the baby boomer population continues to age, Trolander offers a truly original defense of a sometimes controversial aspect of American life."--Book cover.
Retirement Communities
Author: Michael E Hunt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-01-28
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1135849455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This insightful book focuses on state-of-the-art retirement communities in the United States today. Experts from the fields of urban planning, architecture, and aging present in-depth profiles of a variety of retirement communities. The changing function and character of retirement communities--resulting from changes in supply and demand, alternate lifestyles, and other environmental needs of an ever-increasing aging population--are explored. The timely discussions in this useful resource offer insights into the relative strengths and weaknesses of various types of retirement communities with respect to the varying needs, abilities, and desires of older people.
