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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My aunt lives in one in South Florida. Negatives include little appreciation of property value due to age restrictions of buyers and these buyers are normally on a budget. Your neighbors will die more frequently and there will be frequent ambulances in the neighborhood which may wake you up at night. [b]Lots of lonely people because they have lost a spouse[/b]. High assessments to keep up the many amenities. [/quote]
That will happen regardless of where you live if you lose a spouse. I would imagine that a bunch of widows/widowers would be able to find some community with each other in these places, unlike regular neighborhoods where there are less "lonely" people.

I'm going to buy one of those when DH and I are nearing 75. At that point, I don't care about appreciation that much, but I do want security and neighbors who will watch out for each other (ie, busy bodies). Based on my parents and my ILs, it seems most people start to really slow down their activities in their mid to late 70s.[/quote]

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