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Old 11-30-2023, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
In my opinion, with all of the newer pre-owned and brand new houses available to buy, it makes no sense to buy a house that is more than 20 years old, especially for a retirement home. Lots of things can go wrong, some of which you may not even anticipate. Almost nothing in a new house is designed to last more than 20 years.
Our home in Santo Domingo was built in 2000. We are the second owner and everything you can think of has been updated. We put on a new roof. Structure was up to code. Just put in all new windows.$11,500. New garage/cart doors. New driveway. New hot water system. New hurricane shutters. etc... Painted,...
Beautiful location on 5th hole of The Palms. Wouldn't you take care of this home?