Here are photos of two different patio villas for rent on Villages 4 Rent website right now. Kitchen view, besides the light fixtures and cabinets, do you see any other big difference? When we bought in 2011 we looked at patio villas and our salesman Tony Trussler, showed us the two models at the time, The Colony and The Cabot Cove. They were making them with and without a vaulted ceiling, it was a $2,000 option. I thought that was the biggest no-brainer ever. Especially in a small home. We ended buying a courtyard villa with vaulted ceilings after looking at them and cottages. I did tell Tony, don't show me anymore homes without a vaulted ceiling.
We sold our home up north before moving here furnished. We kept many things which might seem insignificant to the buyer, such as pictures, artificial trees and plants. The sort of decorating stuff that gets really expensive to replace. Those items we kept and the buyer didn't really care. However, the big items that are costly to move such as the sofas, dining room sets, bedrooms sets, we left and got $2500 from the buyer additionally. So selling a home furnished can save you in the end, it's much nicer to buy all new after you've made your next move, and the new buyer likes having a turnkey setup when they arrive in The Villages.