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Originally Posted by Packer Fan
I think you have a few of the same misconceptions I had when I first came to TV 5 years ago - first, NEW is NOT more expensive than resale. In fact, right now New can actually be less expensive, because they are in the Fenney area. The other thing is that there are new houses being sold in the historic section at very reasonable prices - in your price range. When I came here, I was going to buy a resale and ended up with a new house, amazing.
Also, there are new houses with all levels and types of cabinets and trim. You can actually find just about anything you want in new home. Look and you will be surprised.
Next - it is CRITICAL to have an MLS and a TV agent. Also, the MLS agent is really not the preferred, in fact the TV agents actually have an advantage because they have more of a share of resales, and they have new homes to sell. Contrary to the bashers here, they are required to have a Valid FL real estate license. They are all excellent.
Lastly - the main thing that determines price is really not location, it is View. Yes, location is important, but you will pay a LOT more for a view. I have a house with no view worth about 300k. Across the street they have a view of evans prairie marsh and the same house is double that. Location is important, yes, but View is much more important - and remember you pay taxes on that.
Lastly - Kissing Lanias are really not that big of a deal. It is preferable to have them offset and not right across from each other. To each his own - if you can get a wall, great.
If a house is on the market more than 2 months, it is overpriced. That is pretty much a rule.
That is my opinion, take it for what it is worth.
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Yes, what he said. This is good advice.
We paid about 10K extra for a wall behind our designer. It was nice to have that privacy, and we landscaped along that wall for some interesting stuff to look at from the lanai. I was happy not to have a kissing lanai where you had to landscape right to your lanai to block the view. The Tamarind Grove area wasn't even on our GPS in 2011. Now there is great shopping within ten minutes' drive.
Then we downsized into a courtyard villa with a wall that fronted a street. No more rooftops to look at, only palm trees. And it isn't a major street, so traffic noise is not a problem. We stayed in the same area of Tamarind Grove, in fact just over the wall of our designer, because we love the area and the nearby shopping, especially since the Trailwinds shopping development came in. We just needed a place we could close up easier when we became snowbirds.
I wish you could come rent for a while and experience homes in different locations.