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Hey,               Baby               Boomers!

55               and               older               communities               are               becoming               more               and               more               popular,               but               did               you               ever               think               that               you               would               consider               living               in               one?

When               we               moved               to               Florida               in               1981,               my               husband               and               I               were               in               our               20's.

It               was               easier               to               find               a               place               to               rent               that               would               take               our               big               farm               dog               and               ugly               barn               cat               than               it               was               to               find               a               place               who               would               take               our               two               darling               daughters.

Landlords               would               say,               "You               can               have               a               dog,               and               you               can               have               a               cat,               but               those               kids               have               got               to               go!"               We               used               to               joke               about               that               day               in               the               distant               future               when               we               would               be               55.

We               intended               to               buy               a               trailer               in               one               of               those               oh-so-restricted               parks               and               be               one               those               neighbors               that               everyone               hates.

That               would               teach               them               a               lesson               for               keeping               us               out.

My               husband               turned               55               this               year.

And               the               thought               of               a               nice               little               community,               filled               with               people               our               own               age,               with               no               bratty               toddlers               or               hoodlum               teenagers               wreaking               havoc               in               the               neighborhood               sounds               a               little               like               heaven               on               earth.

But               could               we               really               do               it?

Could               we               really               thrive               in               a               55               and               older               habitat?
               As               roofing               contractors               we've               worked               in               many               of               the               55               and               older               communities               in               the               area.

And               the               amenities               and               restrictions               are               as               varied               as               any               other               type               of               living.

There               are               condos               overlooking               the               Caloosahatchee               River;               and               Shell               Pointe               down               towards               Sanibel               that               looks               like               a               high               end               resort.

But               what               we               really               have               in               abundance               are               the               mobile               home               parks               catering               to               the               55               and               older.

There               are               28               of               the               30               mobile               home               parks               here               in               North               Fort               Myers,               Florida,               are               just               for               us               old               folks.
               At               present,               I               live               on               ten               lush               tropical               acres,               where               I               ran               a               horse               farm               for               many               years.

From               my               kitchen               window               I               can               see               dozens               of               different               kinds               of               wading               birds,               hawks,               eagles               and               owls,               panthers,               snakes,               otters               and               wild               hogs.

Canadian               geese               winter               on               my               pond.

Generations               of               wild               ducks               call               us               home.

Sometimes               my               entire               front               lawn               is               covered               with               Monarch               butterflies.

My               neighbors               live               so               far               away;               I               don't               know               who               they               are,               what               they               do               or               what               they               look               like.

I               can               lay               in               the               sun               in               my               birthday               suit               if               I               want               to               -               in               my               front               yard!

Could               I               really               adjust               to               living               in               one               of               those               55               and               older               communities?
               The               first               thing               I               learned               while               investigating               55               and               older               communities               is               that               mobile               homes               are               not               called               "trailers"               anymore.

They               are               manufactured               homes.

There               is               one               park               in               North               Fort               Myers               where               the               manufactured               homes               are               $170,000               and               up               -               for               a               TRAILER.

And               they               are               fancy.

It               seems               like               many               of               the               people               who               live               in               these               55               and               older               communities               got               some               money               set               aside.

Some               of               them               pretend               that               they're               broke,               but               I               just               have               to               remind               myself               that               this               $175,000               trailer               is               their               second               home.

And               they               are               paying               $900               a               month               lot               rental               ON               THEIR               VACATION               HOME.

The               common               practice               is               to               buy               a               manufactured               home               and               then               customize               it               with               lanais,               decks               and               porches.

Then               to               protect               it,               they               trick               it               out               with               hurricane               shutters.

Speaking               of               hurricanes,               the               North               Fort               Myers               area               was               hit               pretty               hard               by               Hurricane               Charley               and               most               of               those               "manufactured               homes"               came               through               in               pretty               good               shape.
               I               still               wasn't               convinced               that               the               lifestyle               of               these               55               and               older               communities               would               be               right               for               me.

Each               home               is               right               next               to               another.

Could               I               live               so               close               to               someone               that               they               could               hear               me               sneeze,               and               smell               it               when               I               burned               dinner?
               In               my               search               through               the               sales               listings               in               those               55               and               older               communities,               I               found               manufactured               homes               from               $3000               to               $179,000,               and               everything               in               between.

Just               about               every               55               and               older               community               in               North               Fort               Myers,               has               a               pool               and               a               community               center,               then               the               amenities               go               up               from               there:               fishing               lakes,               golf               courses,               sidewalks,               golf               cart               trails,               shuffle               board,               tennis               courts.

There               were               clubs,               activities               and               park               newsletters.

While               lot               rent               fluctuates               between               $330               and               9500,               it               appears               that               rent               is               determined               by               where               the               home               is               located               within               that               community.

In               North               Fort               Myers,               golf               course               vistas               seem               to               command               the               highest               rents.
               Most               of               the               residents               I've               talked               to               have               two               homes.

One               up               north               (most               of               the               folks               are               from               Michigan,               Indiana,               Ohio,               Illinois,               Minnesota,               Wisconsin               and               upstate               New               York).

A               lot               of               them               have               been               with               the               same               company               long               enough               to               get               4-6               weeks               of               vacation               time,               or               they               are               retired               and               just               can't               pull               themselves               away               from               their               families               full               time               yet.
               Many,               but               not               all,               of               the               55               and               older               communities               are               gated               or               guarded.

That               provides               a               much               needed               peace               of               mind,               not               only               while               you're               there,               but               if               you               leave               your               home               unoccupied               for               months               at               a               time.
               In               the               55               and               older               communities,               there               is               a               "maintenance"               fee               included               in               your               rent.

That               means,               someone               else               mows               your               lawn               and               trims               your               palm               trees.

Most               of               the               parks               have               a               year               round               resident               that               acts               as               an               "unofficial"               watch               dog               or               a               retired               gent               that               handles               many               of               the               "handy               man"               type               projects               that               arise.

They               usually               keep               a               list               of               best               contractors               to               call               should               the               need               arise.
               I               can               only               vouch               for               the               people               that               I've               met               in               the               North               Fort               Myers,               Florida               55               and               older               communities.

They               are               as               varied               as               anywhere               else               on               this               planet.

They               are               active               and               interested               in               what's               going               on               around               them.

Most               the               folks               seem               to               be               middle               to               upper               middle               class.

Most               of               the               residents               are               tolerant               as               long               as               you               don't               break               the               rules.

They               like               to               socialize.

Many               of               them               are               "golf               fanatics."               They               take               care               of               their               property               and               expect               you               to               do               the               same.
               The               55               +               older               communities               in               North               Fort               Myers,               tends               to               have               a               "vacation"               type               atmosphere,               and               people               seem               to               try               hard               to               be               polite               and               have               a               good               time.

Of               course,               there               always               is               that               one               person               who               minds               everybody               else's               business,               but               you               are               going               to               get               that               anywhere.
               Many               of               the               homes,               even               20               year               old               models               appear               to               be               in               very               good               condition.

They               don't               appear               to               have               the               wear               and               tear               that               raising               a               family               can               inflict               on               a               structure.

I               was               surprised               at               how               many               of               the               units               that               were               for               sale,               came               completely               furnished.
               So,               could               I               live               in               a               55               and               older               community?

Let's               see,               a               lovely               home               overlooking               a               little               pond,               with               neighbors               who               are               gone               six               months               out               of               the               year,               on               a               golf               course,               with               a               pool               and               tennis               courts,               AND               someone               who               will               mow               my               grass               and               trim               my               trees?

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