Dawn Dneaster

I would definitely recommend the Land O Lakes area. Wesley Chapel is also nice. You'll get a much bigger bang for you buck than in North Tampa. My husband and I checked out almost every community in the LOL and Wesley Chapel area before settling on Wilderness Lake Preserve. It's just the best.

In fact, when we sell our house, we'll be relocating to a smaller home in the same development. Says alot for the community. Check out http://www.wildernesslakepreserve.com.

There is alot going on here, new shopping, new hospitals, new schools, it's really a great area. - Wed Apr 2 2008, 09:52

Hi Glenn,

One of the realtors may already have answered this, but, most often, the CDD fees are built into the property taxes already. I own a home in Land O Lakes and, although our property tax bill was about $7000 last year, about $3000 of that was the CDD fees for my community. The actual property taxes were about $4000. Does that make sense?

It is important to consider that CDD fees, though certainly a cost factor, keep the community in the condition it should be. I live at the award-winning Wilderness Lake Preserve, one of the most beautiful and unique communities in LOL, and our CDD fees are hard at work. Our community facilities are unlike any others that I have seen in other parts of Pasco county and even surrounding areas. We chose WLP for it's character. We moved here in 2005 and built our house from dirt.

In fact, my husband and I would like to sell our home (it's perfect, just a bit big for us with one child) and STAY at Wilderness b/c we love it so much. In today's market, we will be listing it soon for just under $400K, an extremely competitive price for the area. In fact, identical houses to ours sold just two years ago for $600K. The home itself and the enormous lot it sits on should hold water even in the tough market.

I only mention that so that one may consider that the community is just as important as the house itself.

And, of course, if you would like to find out more about our home...PLEASE don't hesitate to contact me. If we don't arrange a private sale, we will be listing it with our realtor within the next 60 days.

Sincerely,
Dawn Dneaster
blessed_event@yahoo.com - Wed Mar 26 2008, 12:20