Gated Community – Luxury + Privacy + Security
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The great lifestyle at the gated golf community today has much in common with the lavish lifestyle the British noblemen and the lords lived in the past. They had their chateau or villa fully surrounded by high walls with sentries posted at vulnerable points to keep them secured. Those in the US who stay in these gated communities just want all the luxuries and the difference is that, they are not Lords nor Viscounts like the ones in the UK.
And those who are lovers of golf love these communities even more. They have the opportunity to live nearby a golf course or right in the midst of one. A majority of the private golf communities in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia and across the country are made in or around championship-type golf courses. The big names in real estate are now trying to cash in on the escalating demand from people to live in the heart of greenery and they are thus constructing such properties.
While a gated golf community can be high on property value than a conventional housing project, but the amenities being offered with it makes it a great deal really. A resident of such a community can enjoy the amenities like the tennis court, swimming pool, dining at restaurants and bars and engage in golfing too regularly. The Homeowner’s committee, formed by the inhabitants of the community, has come together to maintain the facilities and the services that are being offered here. Thus, the entire community remains plush, thereby increasing its property value further.
The demographic survey report collected in 2000 reveals that about 8 million United States citizens have opted to stay in these communities, which had been the homes of just the retired and the seniors earlier. This is a startling figure because it means that almost 1 out every 8 person in the US now stay in such a community. A closer examination has revealed that these places are now also preferred by younger families and also by those who just want to spend a quiet time in the weekend and get back to work completely refreshed.
The basic concept behind gated golf community centered around assured security and privacy behind closed gates. With time however, the pattern of living in these communities has changed and they are now open to people of similar mental compatibility. Apart from the smartly designed spaces, the modern facilities, the privacy and the security are what attracts a huge number of people to these places.
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