We almost moved and at the last moment changed our minds.
We are of the group that bought smaller and thought a 2 Bedroom with being enough for 2 people. We now are considering a 3 bedroom to have a room dedicated to being an office. The alternative is to convert our lanai which we do not use at all, into an office.
We found a used 3/2 we really liked. But after doing the math and figuring all the costs, and how much we would have to do in upgraded to the 3/2 to get features we upgraded in our 2/2. We decided it just didn't make sense for us.
The problems I hear from neighbors have all be addressed here. Bought too small, bought too large, don't like the neighbors, don't like the location, etc. The best advice I have heard, if you can afford it, is to rent here for a YEAR. That's right one year before buying. But, depending on the market movement, it might be better to buy and spend as little as you can, don't do any upgrades and then sell in a year and get what you really want.
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