What Makes Golf Course Living Popular is 2023

Whether you are looking for convenience, investment, or amenities; golf course community living has something to offer for everyone.

 

The rise in working from home has brought a new demographic into golf course communities. Golf course living is no longer just for retirees or networking businessmen. Covid has changed  the workplace. Young couples who are able to work from home are now trading traditional work spaces and long commutes for a round of golf in their own backyard. Living on or near the course allows for a quick couple of holes during the workday.

 

Baby Boomers have made an impact on retirement in the last few years. It’s only natural to want to leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind and look for a new home where you can play golf whenever you want.

 

Many golf course communities are nestled within developed areas. You can keep beautiful landscapes and private residential life in check and still enjoy incredible shopping, entertainment, and fine cuisine within a stone’s throw from home.

 

Golf course living comes with many other amenities besides golf. You don’t even have to play golf to enjoy having exposure to it. Other amenities include clubs, restaurants, fitness, pools and various social organizations.

 

In general, golf homes hold their value and typically sell at 3-4 times higher than average single- family homes. Even in periods of economic downturns, golf homes stabilize more quickly than others. Homes on a golf course are an excellent financial, real estate investment for potential buyers when it comes to reselling if the community itself is stable and thriving.

Bike Riding in Tellico Village

The Tellico Village Recreation Department in Loudon, TN rolled out new activities and amenities for the community to enjoy in 2021.

Tellico Village Recreation Director Simon Bradbury announced on December 22, 2020 that a new bike trail system will be featured at all three Tellico Village golf courses. The courses include Tanasi Golf Club, Toqua Golf Club and The Links at Kahite. The courses offer gentle rolling hills, wooded areas, lush greens and lakefront views of Tellico Lake.

“People have been wanting places to bike in the Village for a long time,” Bradbury said. “As new people are coming in, they’re asking, ‘Where can I go biking?’” Bradbury, thinking outside the box for new ways to utilize amenities we already have, realized that we’ve got some paved trails already in existence. Bradbury went to Chris Sykes, Tellico Village Director of Golf, and the two brainstormed the idea.

The trails consist of cart paths and roads on each golf course. Sykes believes this is a prime opportunity to implement something many Villagers living around the courses have wanted for years. Tellico Village is an active 55+ community in Loudon, TN, and an active lifestyle is a common thing here. This is a perfect solution to give the people what they are asking for, utilize space and resources and keep people safe and healthy.

“There’s been a desire for more parkland-type areas within Tellico Village. Villagers have always used the courses before and after golf hours, but we’ve added some parameters for the parkland activity. People routinely walk their dogs, exercise or run the golf courses ahead of play or in the evening after play. We devised a plan of action for folks to be able to do that and to do it as safely as possible.”

Each bike tour lasts an hour and is guided by Sykes, Bradbury or another staff member.

It was also announced that a new mountain biking group will meet on the Tellico Village Wellness Center’s new off-road biking trails.

“It has worked out beautifully, since recreational outdoor activities has sky-rocketed due to COVID,” Sykes said.

If you’re looking to retire in East Tennessee in a lakefront community, you might want to schedule a Discovery Package and see for yourself why Villagers say “There’s no need to keep looking: it’s everything I dreamed it would be.”

 

Tellico Village Has More for Your Money

In any given year, Tennessee always seems to have one of the lowest costs of living in the country. This is an ideal environment for active adults who are looking to stretch their retirement dollars. Tellico Village definitely has more for your money.

The benefits of this low cost of living are evident to Tellico Village residents who enjoy an outstanding lifestyle with a minimal impact on their retirement savings. Much of this has to do with the limited or low taxes placed on Tennesseans. Here is a quick summary of the taxes you will and will not find in the state:

  • No state income tax
  • No state estate tax
  • No personal property taxes (the state does not tax your cars, boats, jet ski’s, etc)
  • No school taxes (investment in education is covered by property taxes)
  • Low gasoline, diesel fuel, and tobacco taxes
  • Lowest per capita property taxes in the country
  • Sales tax of 9% (Basically, a consumption tax; the more you spend, the more tax you pay.) The sales tax varies by county.

Combine this low tax situation with a community that stresses financial solvency and you have a winning location: Tellico Village. It’s a perfect place for active adults to concentrate on enjoying this phase of their lives unencumbered by financial concerns.