It works like clockwork, the buying of a new home down here, once you understand the process. The house model is fairly close to the same price, it is the lot and location that makes the dollar difference.
The close out deals are usually the last houses not sold as that village is built out. So some of those houses are advertised at a lesser price, so they can finish out that area.
There is a saying I am beginning to love "It is what it is.". and to my mind that is what I think of buying new homes in The Villages. You can happen on to, (if you like the adventure of searching for yourself with aid of the homes listed) or you can be shown, by your agent a home already built for THAT price. Don't think about negotiating, it is what it is, and if you don't like the refrigerator you cannot trade it out and pay more for a better one. Etc.etc.etc. We have built five homes and bought three others in our lifetime and this is just a different set of rules and when you get used to it....it is fine. If you build you have more options but not the ones you are used to. BUT there are no shenanigans, they are decent houses and they fix anything that may be overlooked, which usually isn't much. Our sink stopper was missing and the pole light didn't work and it was fixed while the building contractor was standing there during the final...walk through, or whatever they call it. It was amazing. He made a call and the people arrived immediately and the issue was solved.
We happened onto our Camellia on our search alone and the garage door was unlocked and we walked into what we thought was a delicious view at a great price and we bought it two years ago in June. We didn't think we were ready for the step to buy in TV and we have
never been so impetuous, but we fell in love....and we had
definitly decided we would like a block and stucco.......when we did buy,
but we loved where this Camellia was located and we bought it and we still love that Camellia (which is NOT block and stucco), even though we are going to sell her and build another house when we make the permanent move.
I had notebooks on models and prices and I would look at what the price of a resale had been when they bought it and I
still check prices everyday and there is some smart person on here who can give you statistics on whether prices are going up or down. I personally feel like they are going up slightly in the last four or five months.
I love watching this place grow and change and watch as the Wizard of Oz finds a new and better way, he uses it. At least that is my opinion.
Before I die, I want to hug Gary Morse, or at least see him.
There are some folks who don't share my opinion, but I am sort of a cockeyed optimist.
