Considering an over 55 RV Lifestyle Village

Orlo · Member

Considering an over 55 RV Lifestyle Village

Whenarewethere · Guru

Don't. Have a thorough discussion with your solicitor about every single paragraph of the fine print.

Orlo · Member

Good advice, we would definitely do that. Are you in one and regretted it, or have you chosen not to?

Whenarewethere · Guru

No.

I did buy an investment Unit on the ground floor so if we need easier access we can move to that Unit & let out the other one. Also made the bathroom wheelchair accessible.

There are enough issues in a block of units including long term maintenance & upgrades. Have been in the block since 1989. Also most of that on the committee. If you want things running properly with the best possible outcomes you have to be involved.

Leaving administration for others will only put holes in your pockets.

iana · Guru

We are in a Lifestyle village, and find that we are far too busy by all that is going on, we need to get out of the place just to have a rest.

Orlo · Member

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Im not sure what you mean. I would love to have a chat about your experience. My email is p.a.leonard@outlook.com.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Orlo wrote:
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Im not sure what you mean. I would love to have a chat about your experience. My email is p.a.leonard@outlook.com.

This is just a security prompt. It's best NOT to provide your email address on this, or any other, forum. You could find yourself bombarded with spam and scams.

It's best to just ask for a Personal Message. That will go to your email.

deverall11 · Guru

Orlo wrote:
Hello all We are considering a land lease home in an over 55 lifestyle village that is designed for folks with an RV. We are really keen to make contact with others that live in such places to understand how they find it as residents. If you live in an RV Lifestyle Village and are open to a chat would you please send me an email. My email is p.a.leonard@outlook.com. Thank you so much. Best regardsPaul.

Been there done that. You have two options:

1) become part of the factional groups and just go along

2) live like a hermit and don't mix with anyone. This will not prevent people from talking

about you and making up stories.

A bit like a school playground. Either you're in with the 'in' crown or you're not.

Not too sure why this happens but it maybe boredom.

There is an exception however. A village that is tightly run by a good manager. Similar

to a caravan park manager not being afraid to call out those who don't behave'.

One thing is for sure and this is across the board: One wanker will self appoint himself

as the 'person in charge'. Usually one of or the first resident. Almost a sense of entitlement.

I was the first, therefore I'm in charge.

Go there if you will but be ready to play politics.

One current example: Where we are, there's a Palm Lake Resort Over'55 recently built

across the road.

Weekly rental is $200. We had a look out of curiosity. Very nice, starting money $500k.

However, in the quest for cheap electricity consumption they have installed induction

cooktops in all houses. Problem is if you have a pace maker and are within 600mm of

the cooktop whilst it is being used, it may/will cause havoc with said pace maker.

I approached the self appointed jerk who is the head of the residents committee and

he could not see the potential issue which could have fatal consequences.

A failure in the duty of care from Palm Lake and also a failure from the residents

committee in not wanting to address it.

If you need to fact check the induction cooktop issue, google 'induction cooktop and pacemaker'.

PeterX · Senior Member

This book should be helpful.
May be able to borrow from local council library ?

catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6928867
Retirement living handbook / Rachel Lane & Noel Whittaker
Summary
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86GTS · Guru

Gods waiting room, how depressing waiting for your turn.

Rusty W · Veteran Member

I have read the above comments and we must be very lucky to be where we are. We are all waiting somewhere, but some of us are too busy to notice. I need a 10 day week to fit in everything at our village and then I would still miss out. With around 200+ vans and motorhomes here the place is never more than half full. Some people are away for 6 months+, come home, into the caravan wash bay and then start planning their next trip.

Anybody and everybody is welcome to join in any activities, everyone is equal here.
regards Russell

KevinJ · Senior Member

I'm not waiting in "God's waiting room" He can come and find me somewhere in Aus.

TheHeaths · Guru

Orlo,

All those residents cant be wrong. You will find it is no different than any other neighbourhood, with the mix of good, bad, happy, sad, weird, bossy and all the other types of people.

Dad still lives in his residential village after 23 years. He is happy to have people around him for security after Mum went into a nursing home 7 years ago and passed 4 years ago. They enjoyed living there, getting as involved as they wanted. Mum made a number of good friends, Dad kept to himself as he always did. It is what you make it, but be careful with the finances. His is a Residential Village, where he owns home but rents land. In his case the sale funds when he goes all come back to the estate or him.

One thing they both said was they should have left it a little later to buy in, perhaps 70+ rather than the 63 they were. They did say it was confronting at times seeing the ambulance so often and the turn over of people.

Good luck with your decision.

woolman · Guru

We have been in an over 50s lifestyle village. Coming off 3,00 acres we evenually got used to not yelling down the street. Not regreted the decision at even thouh we have 4 that they think they are in contoll. One been evicted by management and others have pulled their heads in. It isclose living but soon get used to that. Have as much privacy as we like. Plenty of activities to be involved in. E careful how the rent rises are calculated . Best is CPI but some now have cpi or 5% which ever is the greatest. You will eventually run out of money with the 5%. Get a .alwyer familular with the jegislation inyour state before signing up.owner has recently changed ti Ingenia so life is much less contraversal. They listen to our issues and we have so far been able to negotiate a resolution. It is important to have a good home owners committee, one that realises you can't get every thingyou would like.

It may be "gods waiting room" but you have to waite somewhere so might aswell be a happy comfortable life.

I will try to email from my main compuer,

Neil

littledick · Senior Member

We have been in our over 55 lifestyle village just over 6 years. Stockton, Newcastle area.

With over 200 houses you do get a few no it all's. Happy to be involved with the bowls, tennis and other activities in our clubhouse. ( Torren's Title Duplex, all community title)

Our village not like others where we actually own the house and land. We don't know of any other like our set up.

We also have a secured and alarmed lock up area for vans, boats etc with our own allotted spot. wink

Some residents recently sold I suspect chasing the $$ went for $1.1 mill and moving to other villages and paying less but don't own the land only the house.

Dick.

deverall11 · Guru

woolman wrote:
.... One been evicted by management and others have pulled their heads in......

Neil

Precisely what I meant by having a village that is tightly run by a good manager.

Larry