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Originally Posted by vintageogauge
It's very hard to find a comparable home as there is such a wide spread in the value of the lot the home is on. Also, homes that are hard to find sell very quickly unless there is a problem. Example, TV has only 5 pre-owned 4 bedroom Woodside models that are not pending and only 6 pre-owned Ivy models and 4 of them are in the undesirable villages of Pine Hills and Pine Ridge along with one only having a 2 car garage. That's it, in all of The Villages pre-owned listings there are only 11 of those models available that are not pending, the ones in desirable areas on desirable lots sell with in a few days, some times the same day. Corner lots are hard to sell as are kissing lanais or designers without a golf car garage. For every home that takes 90 days to sell there is one that is sold in one day and that's and average of 45 days on the market. When you buy a home, just don't look at the price, look at the desirability when it comes to re-sale.
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Spot on! If you own a home that is in demand but only a few on the market, you will cash in. Homes with great views are also an easy sale. Not many want a corner lot unless it is fenced in. Homes with pools used to be an easy sale but there are so many now. The design of the pool and lanai area has to be amazing. Like one poster said, cookie cutter homes means competition. A buyer can choose from many on the market or wait until one they desire comes available.
A seller needs to correct anything ODD they did to their home or it will not sell. They also need to carefully look at the pictures a realtor posts of their home. I see some and I shake my head. Large furniture or lots of furniture that makes the home look small, garages packed with stuff, pictures of roofs when they are wet making it appear there is damage, etc..