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Old 05-12-2012, 09:39 AM
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We were told to buy our own clothes washer and dryer. We bought a standard lot in Sanibel with a wall behind us for privacy. We also got the golf garage. We bought an Iris. In the master bedroom there are four windows. We took out the two side windows. We also took out the side kitchen window. Honestly why do they put 3 windows in the nook area? So we have the small window and the slider. We had The Villages install pull out draws in our top shelves in the kitchen. The top half shelf is a waste of space. Our designer suggested buying one particular style of tile. My husband loved the color but I did not. At the last minute I changed the color and it saved us $5,000. It is important to ask your designer person to take you out to look at several different styles of tile. I could not find anything I liked until we went to see a model which had the laminated counters we wanted to see. When we walked inside the house, I immediately like that tile even though I did not choose it from the beginning. We decided to go with several upgrades including granite for the kitchen counters. We did select laminated counters in the laundry and bathrooms. We choose the Iris as it has an extra space off the laundry room. So does the Lilac which is a frame house. We bought the block style. We can install more cabinets on one side and the other install a counter to fold clothes. We were even thinking of putting in a desk for our laptop too. We upgraded the carpets in the bedrooms. We were given credit for windows we took out. We decided to get our own vertical blinds for the kitchen and living room sliders. The rest of the house we bought the blinds. The Villages should begin building our home this week. They first told us it would take 65 to 70 days to build but it seems like they are going to do it in less than 59 days as our closing is July 11We bought the stainless steel kitchen appliance package because the microwave above the stove could not be changed at all if we wanted to do our own appliances. Every upgrade is included in how The Villages figures out our taxes. Good luck. Patti