[Sandy and Ed]

Originally Posted by Pairadocs

The reasons to buy an existing home are numerous, as we found out when we bought NEW, but most of us have no idea when we are new to the development. NOW, we realize the expense of even such things as: driveway enhancement with pavers or painting, fitted closets with much more than a simple rod and a wire shelf, window treatments and/or plantation shutters, gutters and gutter guards, flooring of and installing stairs to the attic above the garage, enclosing a lanai, landscaping beyond the a single tree and a few very inexpensive bushes, roll out cabinet and pantry shelves, garage shelving and storage components, I could go on literally for two more paragraphs with the additional costs we incurred for all the things you are likely get with a with preowned home but do not amount to a huge difference in price. Other considerations are many preowned homes have no bond or at least a substantial portion already paid off. You really REALLY have to do detailed research and not take the opinions of any of us who post, including this post ! LOL !

Paradox’s hit it on the head. Resale homes have upgraded “new” homes with many improvements. I could add to his list but he hit many items. By the way, have we really come that far where a 15 - 20 year old is actually considered “old”???