Welcome Joel,I am in Central Florida, specifically The Villages, as well.  

I'd stay in one, especially if in an awesome location, or offered in a village setting that provides activities or education around living sustainably.Keep me updated on what you decide.

We are just finishing up a house that the village was trying to tear down and it is amazing the support and appreciation we have received from the community.

If it were in say Montgomery Village where it takes 30 days to sell I wouldnt care...but once you go over that 7 day mark in Rockville, I get a bit worried.I am considering a couple strategies to move the property.

no way that lien would hold up in court. what i would do is call the village and say you're looking at this property and would the lien be waived.

In the city Logan Square, Ukranian Village, West Town are my go to places.

Welcome to Bigger Pockets, the smorgasbord of free real estate advise.Although I have been a lifetime resident of Ohio, I had to Google Belpre, at 6,000 people it is about 10 times as big as the village I grew up in.Have you an your buddy decided what aspect of real estate you are going to work in, rentals, fix and flip?

Generally, unless you get that lot dirt cheap, you need to be in a great location to make an RS3 lot desirable (think Roscoe Village, Lincoln Square, Andersonville, Lakeview, etc).

I was looking at Beachside Village.  

So when I buying Charlotte and Atlanta properties for 20 to 40k these were the vinyl villages. 4 bed , 3 bed 2 bath type homes.