I think the point of this thread is that it is cheaper to buy a new house from the Villages without the upgrades and then add the upgrades after closing with your selected installers. This may be true as The Villages does add their profit and overhead to the subs and their products. However, it is then a finished product and some folks, irrespective of price, rather would have a finished product then to go through all the headaches of additional contractors ripping up your house and yard...and don't forget noise, dust and neighbor issues. And the "gee i was delayed but will be there next week story" and the "job" that was to take one week ends up as a 2 month job... 10 years ago many of the after market contractors were suspect....many are not here. Many are now much better but still can have issues. When The Villages builds your house, they stand behind all their work...a problempops up, they fix it. That is their warranty.
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