[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by fflmaster

I am sure this is discussed in Nauseam, but can’t seem to find much on a search with recent opinions.

I expect my wife and I will want to design our house vs purchase an already made and ready new home if we go in the new home direction.

However, looking at locations TV releases to build lots on the price can go from 5k to 200k.

I get the idea of pick what you can afford and want, but I am still the kind of person that needs to confirm value. Say, we decide to move to a new location in 10 years. I don’t want to loose 200k in value. Up North, the area and size of house would all be similar in price. View would not mean anything to valuation of sale.

So, do the golf course views really sell for 200k more than a same style home without the view? Or do you understand and accept a loss if you purchase the view?

Simple to find out facts. Look up the Assessed Value of homes with "views", vs similar homes without (or even Redfin or Zillow).

I can tell you one thing for sure. If you ever walked into a neutral bank (NOT Citizen's or whoever TV is using now) and tried to finance an extra $200,000 because the home you wanted to buy is on a detention basin, they'd laugh at you.