Ocala, FL

Splash, dive, swim, play, relax, exercise, cool off, whatever your pleasure in a pool, the very best feature is how much you can use it!

That is what living in Florida is all about. The pool season can last 6-9 months or more if you use a heater.

Pools come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are designed for swimming, some for luxury. Some pools are open while others are screen enclosed.

Some pools are salt, some are chlorine. Some are heated & some depend on the sun & air temperature to heat them.

So I ask you, What is your dream pool home like? And better yet, what price range will work for you?

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Ocala is horse country but it is also pool country! Let me assist you in making one of these beauties your Home!

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At this point it really is a coin toss! Having lived in New York most of my life I have experienced the pain of winter heating prices and high taxes.

Now I lived on Long Island in East Northport, Greenlawn & Shirley, in either cape style homes or ranches. The heating was cheaper for a ranch but the taxes were cheaper for a cape.

The competition for highest ticket is really neck & neck. When we left Shirley for Ocala Florida 4 years ago our taxes were $5500 (AND THAT IS VERY LOW) and our heating was around $1200-$1400 per year.

The system that the oil companies gauge consumption on is called "degree days". The average degree days per season is around 6000. Homes can use as much as 1000 degree days per tank or as low as 400-500 degree days for larger homes.

Some of the 6000 degree days are not really counted as they may be from those "good sleepin' weather" nights. However many of those degree days the heat is on and the oil is burning!

So I did a little figuring for the sake of actual numbers.

An average oil delivery is 200-230 gallons @ $4.00 per gallon = $800

Some homes require deliveries every 3-4 weeks while others require deliveries every 5-6 weeks which works out to be

4 deliveries per season = $3200

5 deliveries per season = $4000

6 deliveries per season = $4800

To add insult to injury, many houses use far more oil to heat the home than that, due to their size. Capes and ranches are the smaller size homes. What about a Victorian or a Colonial or some of the newer style homes that are a decorator's delight but a heating nightmare!

Point to Ponder: If taxes are $5000 per year and oil is $5000 per year how do people pay their mortgages and keep food on the table??? What if taxes are over $10,000 per year and heating is too?

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The lifestyle of Marion Landing

Its not just a home that you're buying in Marion Landing...It's a lifestyle change! This community is designed to have fun and enjoy your 55+ years. You'll love it here.

Marion Landing Has It All!

The Lifestyle Center, commonly referred to as the Clubhouse is quite large and beautifully designed. The activities coordinator plans most of the hobby, sport, craft and special trips that you could imagine. You can meet lots of people here and make lots of friends with folks who love to do the same things you do.

The Possibilities are Many!

• Bowl at the eight lane professionally sanctioned Brunswick lanes
• Shoot some pool on one of the billiard tables
• Get in shape or stay in shape at the fitness center
• Shout BINGO and win prizes
• Sunbathe and swim in the large in ground pool
• Relax and refresh in the warm water whirlpool spa
• Walk, ride your bike or jog along the beautifully manicured streets
• Play some backhand or forehand shots on the tennis courts
• Try your hand at shuffleboard, horseshoes, Bocce Ball
• Enjoy card games, arts & crafts, socials and dances
• Join the Golf Club and get teed off at the many Ocala Golf Courses!
• There's shopping, movies, restaurants, theaters & cultural events
• Visit Florida's many sights and theme parks including Disney, MGM Studios, Epcot, Universal, Kennedy Space Center, Busch Gardens, Sea World and Silver Springs

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Think about it, as the expression goes. Interest rates are a historical lows. Oil prices dominate the evening news every night. Our economy revolves around oil and ever increasing oil prices are a cause of inflation. How does the goverment control inflation? Inflation is regulated by increasing interest rates.

Consider this, if you're waiting for home prices to fall. What if interest rates go up? A rise in interest rates could easily wipe out any saving that you might get by trying to "time the market".