Our home in The Villages is our fifth. Some were new and some were lovingly used. We've found advantages to both.
I think the disadvantage to a new home that folks don't think of is that you don't have so much as a nail to hang a picture on. I went to Lowe's every day for at least a month after buying one of our new homes. How about a toilet paper holder? Hook for the bathroom door? Night light? Backsplash in the kitchen? Little things that seem to pop out of nowhere. Grass in the yards? Bushes? Flowers? Flag pole? Hoses? You get the point.
We walked down to our new basement and saw four cement walls and a cement floor. Won't bore you with what we did but it took four years and $35,000.
Older homes have lots of goodies. Some of them you won't like. But probably you will since they were there when you bought the house. We bought a previously owned CYV and absolutely love it. The owner made improvements too numerous to name. It felt like Christmas when we saw everything. There are a few things we will have to change/fix, but there you go.
Look at them all. Just find a home you love, new or previously owned. And come on down! Good luck and have fun looking!
Joaniesmom
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