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Originally Posted by pklein9747
When we were looking for our new forever home in TV, we spent time looking at both spec and preowned homes. To be honest, we were disappointed in the spec homes...they were so bland, all inside walls in the same color, and no personality. We wound up buying a preowned CourtYard Villa that had tons of upgrades, including beautifully painted walls, a backsplash in the kitchen, upgraded appliances, mature landscaping, gutters on all roofs and quite a bit of furniture. Yes, we paid a bit more than for a new CYV, but in our eyes it was well worth it. We had everything we wanted now and there was no hassle with finding contractors, or dealing with construction work and problems.
Keep an open mind and find the home that is perfect for you...and enjoy!!!
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This story was ours as well. We found our bucks went farther on a pre-owned that had the upgrades we wanted already done in the area we wanted to live. I found the new homes were vanilla, and I wanted strawberry with chocolate syrup! Besides, when you factor in the upgrades you want on the new home, that price tag can get way up there. Our home was only two years old at the time we bought it so we were still under warranty as well, which worked out well when we had a leaky roof during the hurricanes of 2004. Check everything out, new and pre-owned, and I'm sure one special home will speak to you when you walk in!