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Originally Posted by Normal
Value or initial cost?
Value could increase if you add larger cabinets, a half bath or functional design.
However costs should decrease if repetitive process are used for new construction.
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The Villages is one of the most sophisticated builders in the United States. One of the reasons for that, is they know (based on 30 years of building to their demographic) exactly what the majority of their customers want. Size, color, floor plan, etc. They don't guess, they know. They don't built "cheap", they build what people want.
Once you deviate from the norm, you begin to limit your pool of buyers, with a resultant lower return on investment.
If you own a silver/gray automobile, most anyone will accept that color.
Take that same car and paint it pink and your pool of buyers narrow. Could you run into the odd buyer who's looking for that exact color of pink? Sure .... but it's unlikely and by the time you find that oddball buyer, you're so exasperated with no one looking for a pink car, you lower your price to get rid of it. Homes are no different.
Custom implies personalization. The mass market demands generalization.