Are you considering relocating to a 55+ community?  “House hunting for active-adult living can be a whole new ball game,” says Devon Thorsby, the Real Estate editor at U.S. News and World Report. Devon recently contacted me and we talked about what you need to know about living in an Age-Restricted Community. The resulting article appeared online at U.S. News and World Report in April. “Whether kids moved out only recently or the nest has been empty for a while, purchasing a home for your next stage of life may be a more daunting task than you expected. It makes sense to downsize, but you’re still active and don’t need special care. Enter the age-restricted community. They go by a variety of names – 55-plus, independent living, active-adult and more – and they’re the only legal exception to fair housing laws that prevent discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability or family status.

“We try to tell people to focus more on their lifestyle and less on the house,” says Kathy Sperl-Bell, a Seniors Real Estate Specialist and broker-owner of Active Adults Realty in Lewes, Delaware. “We can find you a single-level house with three beds, two baths and an open floor plan. That’s just not hard anymore.”

Here are seven things to consider when looking at buying a home in an active-adult community.

A link to the resulting article appears on our blog at http://blog.activeadultsdelaware.com/2017/04/09/age-restricted-community/