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For all these reason, I believe resale/preowned is the best way to go. Many things already done, and you see the final product before making a commitment. Two major concerns with buying new. If you are still a snowbird, you are not living there enough to determine what things might need attention under warrenty and also there to get them done. The pine straw they put down withy the new landscaping is always full of bugs. If your not there to get the landscaping redone, you are at risk.

In a used home you will find many things from blinds, curtains, solar tubes, solar fans, better ceiling fans, upgraded landscaping, bird cages, extra towel bars, more tile, and more that the current owners have done. The house has been lived in a few years so any problems have been identified and resolved. and the bond is significantly less. Pick something built around 2005 and you get your best overall value.