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Originally Posted by MplsPete View Post
I already fully understand the New vs Pre-Owned aspect of this question . . .
I guess I've heard a hint that VLS homes are perhaps better vetted and superior to MLS listings.
We used both. We asked our VLS agent to show us preowned which she did, we asked to see new, she showed us those. Then we spent a day with MLS agent who showed us preowned.

We felt like the VLS agent had more knowledge about The Villages, monthly and yearly costs, etc.

During this process we used a spreadsheet to compare everything we saw.

We ended up buying new because we felt we were getting more for our money. That was 6 years ago and we have no regrets.