http://www.botmblog.com Sun, 11 May 2008 02:00:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Lots of people who visit and read this blog regularly originally came here because of information I have posted about The Villages retirement community in central Florida. Well, The Villages just got a little more famous. This past weekend the Wall Street Journal published a review of Leisureville: Adventures in America's ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/leisureville-takes-look-inside-villages.html Nextville: Amazing Places to Live the Rest of Your Life by Barbara Corcoran drops this month and I was given a copy by the publisher to review. You should also know that Barbara was kind enough to provide a quote for the advertising of my book, Florida for Boomers: ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/problem-with-nextville.html TopRetirements has a good article here that talks about the pros and cons of retirement community living.A compilation of input gathered from boomers who have lived the community experience, the article does not try to scare you from exploring the active adult retirement options available to you, but it does ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/how-to-make-sure-retirement-community.html A few months ago I covered the topic of houses and communities not being completed due to bankrupt builders who have become victims of the housing market.Mainstream media is finally catching up to us bloggers in describing the topic.It's not only a nightmare scenario for buyers whose dream homes are ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/unfinished-houses-causing-nightmares.html The Chicago Tribune has a good article here on Boomers choosing to "go green" when shopping for new homes and communities.But, this is only after their specific lifestyle and convenience needs are met. The article compares the choice to "buying a Lexus Hybrid instead of a Toyota Prius".I've written about ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/boomers-want-to-see-green-choices.html Before 2006, if you were to purchase airline tickets and before taking your flight the airline were to go out of business, other airlines were required by law to honor your ticket.Well, that's not the case anymore since Congress let this law lapse.So with today's rash of airline failures and ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/04/no-guarantees-when-booking-flights-with.html Tired of all the usual travel magazines covering the same places from the same point of view? Then check out Everywhere, a new "2.0" travel magazine.Everywhere Magazine is comprised completely of "user generated" articles, that is, articles are submitted by readers/freelance writers/travelers and editors select the best of the submissions ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/03/everywhere-travel-magazine-for-everyone.html I get several emails a week from different retirement communities and other developments offering deals to come and stay with them for a few nights to check the place out. I like to share some of the best deals here with my readers.Today I got an email from Mount Vintage ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/02/mount-vintage-plantation-getaway-deal.html Image Credit: JohnMuir of flickrIn recent weeks there have been several articles in major newspapers and media talking about boomers who are looking to the Rocky Mountain West, including the states of Wyoming and Montana, for retirement.Because these destinations aren’t as popular as say, Florida, its hard to find quality ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/02/boomers-heading-to-montana-and-wyoming.html Condos by vgm8383A Miami Realtor is being sued by a Miami condo developer for the tidy sum of $25 million, over comments the Realtor made on his blog about the developer "filing for bankruptcy in the '80's and his current condo project possibly being in trouble."From what I've read about ... http://www.botmblog.com/2008/02/miami-realtor-being-sued-by-developer.html