We bought a turnkey in 2010 and because we don't plan on moving until 2013 it was the best thing we could have done. Before we even owned the house we had it rented for the two months after our closing. Upon closing we spent about a week in the house going through everything, cleaning, re-organizing, and buying what was needed. When we stayed for a month in Jan 2011 we did replace a few items of furniture and decorative items, but we don't regret buying turnkey at all. We save Jan for ourselves and try to rent the rest of the year. The amount of items you need to start a whole new household from scratch is staggering! Once we move down full time we'll do a full weeding and decide what to keep from this house and what to replace from our other house.
By the way we did reduce our purchase price of the real estate by $25,000. and attributed that $25,000. to the golf cart, furnishings, and balance of the household items.
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