History Harold Schwartz, a Michigan businessman, began selling land tracts via mail order in The Villages area in the 1960s. He and his business partner, Al Tarrson, were forced to close this aspect of the business following the implementation of a 1968 federal law banning real estate sales by mail order.Ryan Erisman, The Complete Guide to The Villages Florida, Chapter 3.
History Harold Schwartz, a Michigan businessman, began selling land tracts via mail order in The Villages area in the 1960s. He and his business partner, Al Tarrson, were force,d to close this aspect of the business following the implementation of a 1968 federal law banning real estate sales by mail order.Ryan Erisman, The Complete Guide to The Villages Florida Chapter 3.