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Old 04-24-2011, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnN View Post

Most resales where people have upgraded, they price it accordingly.
Actually, to be competitive, most resales include upgrades for a fraction of the price that it would cost to install them. The owners that expect to price their houses and recoup the price of upgrades, are the owners that complain about their houses not selling!

For instance, we purchased a Courtyard Villa and added a huge birdcage, glassed in the lanai, landscaped it with rock and palms, and renovated the kitchen. And we sold the CYV for less than our purchase price.
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