Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

It’s before 7:00 am and here is the latest on Tropical Storm Debby, looks like Monday morning it will be a hurricane that’s the bad news the good news if it must hit Florida it is hitting in some of the least populated parts of the state.  Last night it was predicted to become a Cat 1 at landfall...

Social Media and the Storm Hitting Florida This Weekend.  We do have a storm hitting Florida this weekend and social media is creating some humorous post. “Florida will be closed for Pressure Washing and Blow Drying until Monday”, “When it starts to rain in Florida this weekend, please stay home!...

Normally I write my blogs and articles days ahead or at least the day before so I don’t need to be thinking straight at 6:00 am to start posting by 7, but this is different.  I will be on the keyboard around 6:00 am giving an update for the day.  Tropical Depression 4 is churning around over Cuba...

Remarkable Home! - Expanded Garage - HEATED POOL - Impeccable 3-Bedroom, 2-Bath Home in the Village of Monarch Grove. Encountering a harmonious fusion of opulence and practicality is inevitable with this superbly enhanced home situated in the sought-after Village of Monarch Grove. This remarkable...

A great feature of the squares in The Villages, Florida are the small specialty and boutique shops surrounding the squares.  Brownwood Paddock Square is getting another one, Spartina 449.  Obviously I don’t expect to shop but I am sure some of you might want to check it out.  From their website:D...

Guys I am sorry but according to analysis 76% of my followers are female, I promise beer and football in September!  Ladies here is the social club you been waiting for The Villages Fashion Divas and looking around The Villages I’m guessing many members!  Rather than make a fool out of myself let...

Recently we had two homes hit by lightning and folks are asking me about lightning rods and protection systems, beyond my comfort zone to answer so I went to my trusted source, Google.  Here is their AI written response:Lightning rods and whole home lightning protection systems can help protect h...

I have been hearing about Holy Sh’mokes Cigar and Wine Lounge, so we decided to pay a visit to their location here in The Villages, Florida.  We were not disappointed the staff was great and the Wine and Port selection was more than you see in a restaurant, both indoor and outdoor lounges are ava...

Must have app if you live in Florida is the MyRadar app and come late spring until November you look at it every morning.  Three days ago, when I opened the app I had a yellow blob off the coast of South American, hmmm I don’t like the direction it’s moving aiming for Florida or worst The Gulf of...

So many homes in The Villages, Florida have either islands or open counter space meaning no cabinets above.  I am seeing a trend of changing from the flush mount contractor grade lights to designer almost art hanging lights.  Different colors, designs, LED and dimmable and they really add to the ...