Homebuyers often forget a superb
option when looking for St. Louis or St. Charles County real estate – villas
(sometimes referred to as carefree homes or low maintenance living). Villas are
sometimes attached homes, but could also be freestanding homes, situated within
a villa community. While some might think that villas are just for retirees, many
of today’s villas are created for everyone. Here are five reasons to consider a
villa for your next home purchase.
1. Low Maintenance
Villa communities are created with
low-maintenance living in mind. Like many single-family home communities, villa
communities have a homeowners association or HOA that oversees daily community
operations. However villa community HOA’s usually offer a lot more with regards
to maintaining your property including the exterior maintenance, lawn care,
landscaping maintenance, and snow removal.
Some association fees even cover structural home insurance.
2. Amenities
Many of the amenities you get in a
single-family home and community are offered at villa home communities. Villa
homes are usually created to offer privacy by providing buffer zones between
entrances to homes, have private decks and/or secluded patio areas. Shared
walls are built with sound and fire proofing materials for additional privacy
and security. Also, planned villa communities sometimes include community green
spaces, a clubhouse, a pool and tennis courts.
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| A lovely deck in Lake St. Louis at a villa community built by Bridgewater Communities. |
3. Affordability
Villa owners often see money
savings when comparing villa community HOA fees and what they include to the
cost of hiring individual services for exterior maintenance, lawn care,
landscaping and snow removal. Also, villas have proven to hold their value at
resale as more and more homebuyers discover the advantages that a villa home provides.
In fact, increased interest in villa homes has lead to the creation of many
luxury villa communities for the villa buyer who craves more space and designer
details.
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| Spacious and open villa home kitchen in St. Peters. |
4. Security
If you travel frequently or only
occasionally but for an extended period of time, a villa home is an excellent
option. With exterior maintenance done for you, the exterior of your villa home
will be kept in tip-top shape while you are gone. This thwarts potential
thieves looking to break into homes that appear unoccupied. A leaky roof or gas
leak is less likely to go unnoticed in an attached villa home where neighbors share
a wall or roof.
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| An open floor plan at a villa/carefree home built by Bridgewater Communities. |
5. Location
While single-family homes may be built
in a secluded neighborhood removed from town, villas are often in areas near
shopping, banks, hospitals, vibrant entertainment and dining options. You may find
a perfect villa that is closer to your office, shortening your daily commute or
making your commute doable by bike or by walking. The right villa could even
negate the need to own a car.
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| A beautiful villa/carefree home in St. Charles, MO, built by Fischer & Frichtel. |
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The Boehmer Team helps homebuyers
buy or build the perfect villa/carefree home and helps home sellers list and
sell their villa when they are ready to move on. We are villa experts that are well
versed in all types of homeowner association agreements and can assist in
making sure you understand everything that is included with a particular villa
community. If you are considering buying or selling a villa/carefree home in
the St. Louis or St. Charles County are of Missouri, contact The Boehmer Team.
We would be happy to answer any questions you may have about villas and would love
the opportunity to serve you.
