[Sidney Lanier]

We were intent on a resale; I once built a home when I was much younger and vowed that I'd never do it again. Our resale was four years old when we bought it, and we bought it from 90-year-olds who were the original owners. In other words, rest assured that the house did not have any undue wear and tear, it did come with extras like landscaping (fantastic orange and lemon trees and privacy plantings), water purification system, attic stairs, a garage full of tools and storage cabinets, furnishings that they left that we are able to use, a very inexpensive golf cart, and on and on, plus the fact that the sellers had paid the bond off at the time they had bought the house and sold us the house at a pretty amazing price. Our neighbors are lovely, the neighborhood 'association' is an extraordinarily friendly group, and though we're snowbirds who haven't had much time to spend in our beautiful home, the only thing that didn't appeal to us--an all-white house that happened to be filled with all-white furniture--was easily remedied with our choosing great paint colors and our furnishings. No regrets!