Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

If you have driven around The Villages, Florida from late spring until fall you see plenty of Crepe Myrtles.  Throughout the Southern United States, the Crepe Myrtle is popular due to its lush foliage, long blooming season, and striking bark textures have made it a favorite among homeowners and l...

Every year our neighbor has an Easter Party which includes an Easter Egg Hunt.  About 20 people gather at their home and at some point, the host hides plastic Easter Eggs around the adjacent homes.  Some of the eggs have candy and a few have grand prizes, one year I found the egg that the paper i...

The Villages, Florida is just about in the center of the state between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean.  As a crow flies The Villages is 60 miles from the Atlantic and 45 miles from the Gulf driving is a bit further depending on where you live in The Villages.  Let’s start at Lake Sumte...

A new study from relocation site My Baggage ranks states best for golf based on courses, tournaments, coaches, and more. And you guessed it ― Florida was crowned number one.  I’m sure The Villages with the number of golf courses help propel the state to number one.  A couple other factors they co...

I recently was able to attend a meeting with leadership of Sumter County Sheriff’s Department and they reviewed several programs and discussed crime in The Villages.  Crimes of opportunity is the biggest problem in The Villages, and you can help prevent it.  Many times, folks go to the squares fo...

Cruise-in at Spanish Springs Square in The Villages, Florida is a big deal, and this is a special one celebrating the 27th Year Anniversary, Saturday June 15th starting at 4:00 pm.  Now I know most of my followers here on my Facebook Page are ladies but remember the guy you are with might be a mo...

Bathroom styles are changing, and it is hard to keep up!  Let’s start with Floating Vanities, personally I like them for a couple of reason, first you can get closer to the mirror as your feet goes under the vanity.  Another feature I like is ease in cleaning you can mop, sweep under the vanity a...

Watching TV and a commercial came on with one of the stars from a home remodeling show adverting complete shower remodeling offer by a national company.  Let’s discuss shower remodeling using local trade professionals, that is our plan.  Hopefully later this summer we are going to design and buil...

The other day one of our clients (FB Page Follower) stopped in for the first time and he noticed our wall bed in the second bedroom.  Wanting to see how it worked I pulled the bed down to show the ease of opening and the quality of the mattress.  He mentioned with a wall bed maybe he doesn’t need...

I get that call, I want no carpet, white kitchen cabinets and quartz counter tops, plus a few other items on the want list.  You are severely shrinking your choices and many of these things can be changed in the few days after closing.  Let’s start with carpet, Joe the handyman has taken out carp...