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Originally Posted by CybrSage
I personally went for a turnkey home. 1 year old and came fully furnished - including hand soap, extra towels, etc.
Cost barely more than a newly built one, but we did not have to enter the lottery system and hope for the best.
My biggest complaint about the new build homes is you get no choices in how it looks unless you go custom or higher. If all the Moonstones, for example,are built with dark wood flooring and cabinets, that is what you can get, no choice provided. You enter the lottery to see if you are allowed to buy the house after it is ready to move in.
The lottery is nice in that there is no bidding war that artificially inflates pricedd
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A good thing is freedom of choice. People are different. Sort of like going to a doughnut shop. Waiting on line for say 15 minutes and the person in front of you has not thought what they want and keep changing their mind. Choices? That one in the doughnut shop. When it happens may well be my wife. Artificially inflates the price? People are different. Bidding war only happens if you let it. We sold our previous home. It was an adventure.
Most people your home is the biggest buy and sell of your life. I was involved in sales. My home was the TAX on some sales. At closing the atty for the buyer was shocked. The contract was already agreed to it and he tried to change it. Someone is always in control.
My attorney who didn't care and just wanted to get it done and be paid. In public told me to give it to them. All were shocked. I publicly said, truth we have another offer, tell em we will keep the earnest money.