I fully agree, rent first, explore Camposol, talk to the residents, see the great villas, and the ones which had problems.
We rented, about a month ago, looked at everything, including the country club residency, and just fell in love with Camposol, which made us come home sell our property, put a deposit on a Villa, and now just awaiting for all to go through, and we will move out for our retirement.
Its a big decision, but so is life, and it goes so quickly.