REALTOR® · The Villages, FL
One agent for your whole move to The Villages
Selling your Villages home, or selling up north and buying here? We handle every step, in English or Spanish, backed by 20+ years and 450+ homes sold.
Why this works
Marketing is the part most agents skip
Listing a home puts it on the MLS and waits for someone else to bring a buyer. That is where most of the business stops. The homes that sell for more are the ones that get shown to the right people, in the right places, before the sign ever goes up.
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How buyers actually find you
Relevancy, recency, proximity
Three things decide whether marketing reaches the person who is actually ready to move. Every page on this site is built to hit all three at once, which is why there is a page for each neighborhood and each situation instead of one page trying to cover everything.
- Relevancy
- Written for one situation at a time. A first-time buyer and someone settling a parent's estate are not the same person and should not read the same page.
- Recency
- Kept current. Market conditions from eighteen months ago are not information, they are decoration.
- Proximity
- Specific to the street, not the county. The Villages, Leesburg, Lady Lake, Wildwood and the neighborhoods inside them.
Position. Impact. Conversion.
The E.P.I.C. framework
Four pillars on every home we take. Not a checklist of things agents are supposed to do, an argument for why your home ends up being the obvious choice on the market.
Equity
Not a CMA. Where you actually stand in the data market, the negotiation market, and the buyer's mind, so you are leading the market instead of reacting to it.
Presentation
Perception creates value, so we control the narrative. Photography, video and copy engineered before anything goes public, for a buyer deciding with their thumb.
Impact
We do not just market, we dominate. Targeted campaigns that put your home in front of thousands who were not searching yet, instead of hoping the MLS does the work.
Campaign
You do not list a home, you launch it. Pre-launch buzz, a timed calendar, and offer sequencing, because the first week is the week you never get back.
Buying instead?
The R.E.A.L. framework
Most agents start by showing you houses. We start by getting you ready to win one, because the buyer who gets the good house is almost never the one who saw it first.
Ready
Pre-approved and represented before we tour anything, so you can act the day the right one appears instead of scrambling.
Educated
What your money actually buys here, honestly, before you fall in love with something out of range.
Aligned
Fewer homes, and better ones. We build the search on your real criteria and give you an honest verdict on each one.
Locked
Offer strategy, inspections, financing and closing, run so the ending is boring.
The situation you are actually in
Different circumstances, different plans
The fundamentals do not change. The sequence, the timing and how much coordination it takes change completely. Start where you actually are.
01 / SELLING YOUR HOME
Your Villages home marketed like its own brand, priced with judgment, not an online estimate
Your Villages home marketed like its own brand, priced with judgment, not an online estimate.
02 / PREMIER AND LUXURY HOMES
Premier and luxury homes marketed by a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist
Premier and luxury homes marketed by a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist.
03 / DOWNSIZING
Moving to less house, with the sale and your next home planned together and no pressure on timing
Moving to less house, with the sale and your next home planned together and no pressure on timing.
04 / SELL UP NORTH, BUY HERE
One agent for both sides: the sale up north and the purchase here, timed together
One agent for both sides: the sale up north and the purchase here, timed together.
05 / SHORT SALES AND DISTRESSED PROPERTIES
Options explained before you decide, from a Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource
Options explained before you decide, from a Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource.
06 / SELLING AN INHERITED HOME
Selling a home you inherited, coordinated with the attorney and the court or trust timeline
Selling a home you inherited, coordinated with the attorney and the court or trust timeline.
07 / WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH
What your home is worth, from someone who knows your bond, your street and your upgrades
What your home is worth, from someone who knows your bond, your street and your upgrades.
08 / BUYING A HOME
Matched to the right village by how you want to live, with bonds and fees explained in plain English
Matched to the right village by how you want to live, with bonds and fees explained in plain English.
8 areas. 14 situations. One person who has done all of it before.
Where I work
Neighborhoods I know inside out
From the blog
Local market insight
2026-10-13 · 6 min read
Selling an Inherited Home in The Villages When You Live Out of State
Inherited a home in The Villages while living in another state? What happens in the first days, the two snags heirs run into most, and a recent sale from start to finish.
2026-08-27 · 15 min read
The Complete Seller's Guide to The Villages and Central Florida
Thinking about selling your home in The Villages or Central Florida? Pricing, the amenities fee, prep, marketing, disclosure, closing costs and the timeline, in one guide.
Who We Are
The Lili Whittington Group is a real estate practice in The Villages, FL, led by Lili Whittington, MBA, Broker Associate and REALTOR® with Soundings LLC. Lili has spent more than 20 years in Florida real estate, starting in South Florida in 2003 and working in The Villages since 2016. She has sold more than 450 homes.
Most of our clients are in the middle of a big life change. Some are selling a Villages home to move closer to family. Others are selling a house up north and buying here at the same time. It's rarely only a house. It's a home full of memories, a new chapter, and a lot of decisions at once.
We take it step by step, with no surprises. Lili works every transaction herself, from the first call to closing day. You won't be handed off to a rotating team. And we work in English or Spanish, contracts and negotiation included.
Areas We Serve
Our home base is The Villages, which spans Lake, Sumter and Marion counties. Inside it, our specialty is premier and luxury homes, and we sell everything from patio villas to designer homes. You'll hear homes described as "north of 466," the older sections, or "south of 466A," the newer ones. We'll explain what that means for price, bond and resale on the specific homes you're looking at.
We also work the towns around it: Leesburg, Lady Lake, Wildwood, Oxford, Summerfield, Belleview and Ocala. Buyers often weigh these against The Villages on cost, commute and lifestyle. Homes outside The Villages don't carry its amenity fee, and some sit on larger lots. Homes inside it come with the town squares, golf and recreation centers. We'll lay out both sides so you choose with the full picture.
How We Market Your Home
"Three houses on our street have been listed since February and only one sold." We hear that a lot. A resale here competes with new construction, so putting a home on the MLS with a lockbox and waiting isn't a plan.
When you sell your Villages home with us, it's marketed like its own brand:
- Professional video that shows how the home lives, not only how it looks.
- A dedicated property website for your home alone.
- Targeted paid social ads in English and Spanish.
- A first look for our 450+ past clients before the wider market sees it.
- Real-time tracking of buyer response, so the ad budget goes to what's working.
Pricing comes from judgment, not an online estimate. The estimate doesn't know your kitchen, your bond or your street. Find out what your Villages home is worth, and we'll walk you through how we got to the number.
Moving Here From Up North
If you're selling a home in another state and buying here, you shouldn't have to juggle two agents who never talk to each other. Lili runs both sides of your move: the sale up north and the purchase here, timed together so you're not paying for two homes or guessing at dates.
For buyers, we start with how you want to live, not what's listed this week. Golf, grandkids visiting for the winter, a quiet street, five minutes from a town square: that decides the village. We'll also explain the two costs everyone asks about, in plain English. The bond is a separate charge that paid for the roads, utilities and recreation centers when your section was built, and on some homes it's already paid off. The amenity fee is a monthly charge that covers the recreation centers, pools and more.
Start with our guide to relocating to The Villages.
What Our Clients Say
Lili holds a 4.9-star rating from 60 reviews on Google. A few words from clients:
"As out-of-state buyers, we appreciated Lili's knowledge of The Villages, consistent communication, and dedication until we found the right home."
Lisa Hunter, Zillow
"We moved before our home sold and felt completely comfortable leaving everything in Lili's hands. She took care of the entire process."
Verified seller, Zillow
"Lili did a fantastic job selling my villa. She was knowledgeable, experienced, dedicated, and excellent with people."
Arlene K., Zillow
Start Here, Buyer or Seller
Selling? Start with what your home is worth. Moving here? Start with relocating to The Villages. Or skip the reading and talk to Lili directly, or call (954) 235-4766.
You'll get a real conversation about your timeline and a clear next step. No pressure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you help buyers who are moving to The Villages from another state?
Yes. Most of our buyers are relocating. Lili can run both sides of the move, the sale of your current home and the purchase here, so the timing lines up. Tours can start virtually so you narrow your list before you fly in.
Do you work in Spanish?
Yes. Lili is fully bilingual and runs the whole transaction in English or Spanish, contracts and negotiation included.
What is the bond in The Villages?
The bond is a separate charge that funded the roads, utilities and recreation centers when a section was built. It isn't part of the sale price. On some homes it's already paid off, and on others it's still owed, so always ask whether the bond is paid.
Which areas do you serve?
The Villages, plus Leesburg, Lady Lake, Wildwood, Oxford, Summerfield, Belleview and Ocala, across Lake, Sumter and Marion counties.
Thinking about a move?
Let's figure out your next step together. No pressure.