Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

How about a gardening tip?  If you saw my yard at the moment you would say “from you?”  My yard is a mess, yanked out all the shrubbery in front of the house and cut down my palms.  The back is a mess due to the addition and I am giving gardening tips.I do not like using certain chemicals to kill...

Hopefully you know I invited you all to my house for a “Halloween Lip Sync Party” if you missed it scroll down or I will remind in the beginning of October.  Next invitation is our annual Oktoberfest held a block away on the Cul-de-sac of Catalina Court you can see all the info included on the pi...

As promised my new “Tree Guy” showed up 8:00 am Monday morning, three of them.  They went right to work dropping the first tree, I do live on a Cul-de-sac which made it a little easier as he dropped it toward the island in the middle of the Cul-de-sac.  He has a good eye as the top of the tree wa...

When we bought this place 10 years ago we had nice Palm Trees, three of them together, not too tall and were the perfect size.  Living in Pennsylvania I always dreamed of owning my own Palm Trees.  Well over the years my Palm Trees became telephone poles, look out the window and you saw three pol...

1601 Lewis Road, Leesburg, FL 34748 Need a home right outside of The Villages, Florida?  Have a family and work in The Villages?  We have the place for you!  Located just 4 miles from the intersection of State route 44 and Morse Boulevard this stunning home awaits!  Like the idea of not having a ...

I am sure you heard about homeowner’s insurance in Florida, carriers leaving the state and with the number of hurricanes in recent years it is no wonder.  There still are choices and if you do your homework you can find reasonable coverage. Of course, I have a guy for that!Just last week I helped...

Friday found us having one of those days, appointments, real estate and driving from one end of The Villages to the other.  Look it’s 3:00 pm no lunch, no snacks nothing since breakfast, need food!  What’s close?  Wolfgang Puck Kitchen and Bar at the Brownwood Hotel, let’s go!  The server offers ...

We are in the process of finishing up an addition to our home and I needed a concrete guy and didn’t have one to do a small job.  I asked around and a friend of the family was mentioned as a possible choice.  The problem with small jobs is they can’t use a concrete truck so they bring a small mix...

One of the things I get into here in The Villages, Florida is helping people find an estate sale company.  Many times, folks are moving on to a new chapter in their life whether it’s moving into independent living or the loss of a spouse and returning to what was home before moving here to be clo...

One thing for sure we have plenty of dining choices in The Villages, Florida.  What I like are then dining choices a 5-minute golf cart ride from my home and we have plenty of them.  The Tierra Del Sol Bar & Grill is one of them only 1.2 miles away.  One of the great things about The Villages is ...