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Old 05-01-2020, 09:18 AM
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Default New versus older

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Originally Posted by vintageogauge View Post
Also remember that older homes with bonds paid or lowered may be ready for new roofs, furnaces and air conditioners, they are not insulted as well as the new homes and don't have the wind rating of the new homes. It all balances out new or old so it just boils down to where you want to be.
Resale houses to the north, most do have bonds paid, after 2000 they were built with hurricane standards, and now insurance companies are requiring new roofs for houses of 20 years or older. Lots of renovations as well. But it’s your preference.