In this edition I give you Part XVI of my ongoing article Active Adult 4 Less.  Previously in Part XIV I began a recap of communities, homes and lifestyles (as featured in previous Parts) that represented some truly exceptional values from throughout our great land.  I continue that review herewith for you.

In Part VIII I introduced you to Summerset Landing, an active adult community located in the Hudson Valley of New York in Bronxville.  They offer new construction (factory pre-built) homes there starting at $136,900.  For details on many more great New York communities, visit the New York state directory page of ActiveAdultLiving.com.

Valencia Lakes in Tampa, FL is an active adult playground offering new construction homes starting at less than $150,000.  In fact, central Florida is home to hundreds of super 55+ and active lifestyle communities.  To see details on them, click here to visit the Florida (Central) directory page of ActiveAdultLiving.com. 

If Northern Florida is where you’d like to roost, you can also check out the Florida (North) directory page of ActiveAdultLiving.com to see details on dozens of additional 55+ and age-targeted active lifestyle communities.

St. Augustine, Florida is where you will find the World Golf Village.  If you are a golfaholic, this master-planned development may just be golf heaven for you!  It is a mega-community incorporating a number of neighborhoods with homes of different types, sizes, lifestyles and price points. 

Cascades is a gorgeous age-restricted enclave of World Golf Village comprising of only 450 homes with prices starting just over $200K.

If that is beyond your budget, one of the village’s other neighborhoods The Legends (open to residents of all ages), has a 1 bedrm + den + 1 bath condo at just $54,900.  OK, age-restricted it’s NOT, but golfer’s paradise, it just may be…

In the Great American Northwest is the 55+ community of Providence Point situated in Issaquah, WA.  There, I discovered a 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom 700 square foot condo on the market and priced at only $89,900 which is a real super value in the Seattle area!! 

There is also a 2 bedroom condo of over 1,000 square feet in the same development value priced at only $125,000.  Those truly are exceptional examples representative of Active Adult 4 Less!!  To get more details on these homes, as well as all that Providence Point has to offer, call Sandy Flynn, our Seniors Realtor^® Specialist for the community.

To see all that the great state of Washington has to offer in the way of 55+ age-restricted and active lifestyle or age-targeted communities, I invite you to check out the Washington state directory page of ActiveAdultLiving.com.

The great state of North Carolina is also one of the up-and-coming hot spots for retirees, active adults, boomers and empty-nesters.  Check out the North Carolina state directory page of ActiveAdultLiving.com to see details on dozens of age-restricted and active lifestyle communities.

In Part IX I discovered Piper’s Landing Yacht & Country Club, an exceptional lifestyle community in southern Florida.  While Piper’s Landing is open to all ages of residents, here’s how they describe themselves: “We’re not a Florida retirement community or a 55 and over community, yet most of us are in this age group. Retiring does not define members at Piper’s. Active, educated, inquiring and caring would be better adjectives.”  I like that mindset!!  By the way, while they do offer (resale) golf, waterfront, and custom homes plus cottages and villas, they also have lakeside condominiums from – get this - $49,950!  That’s Active Adult Luxury Living 4 Less!!!

Perhaps your preference is more toward desert living than Florida’s balmy breezes, so check out a Palm Desert, California 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo in the 55+ community of Villa Portofino.  It’s more than 1,550 square feet of wall to wall luxury and is listed at just $190,000.  Our California desert communities specialist can give you the details on this home as well as dozens of others priced at less than $150,000 in the greater Palm Springs/Palm Desert area of sunny southern California. 

To see a complete listing of southern California communities from Bakersfield south to the Mexican border click here!

Of course, real estate is dynamic and all of the above offerings that I have found for you are subject to prior sale.  However, it is still very much a buyer’s market and opportunities galore abound for you to enjoy Active Adult 4 Less. 

We’ll pick this up again for you next month.  Happy hunting!