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Originally Posted by Quixote
This from friends who, though settled in TV for a few years, still go to open houses to see what’s out there and to get ideas. How’s this for an endorsement to buy only a resale and never new construction?
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Promise me you will go down and look over the new homes which are being shown every day in the new areas. I want you to squeeze the outside siding on the new homes being built. It is like squeezing cardboard. The Villages is the only builder using this newer material in Florida. It feels like you move into a cardboard home.
We know someone who bought a new patio villa and paid $145[000] plus a bond of $20[000] in Saint James. It is a square box, The other day we went into a beautiful two-bedroom Designer home with a floor plan never seen by us. It was in Hacienda East, a charming, lushly landscaped area near Hacienda [Hills] Restaurant. The house had a load of extras, including a gorgeous new kitchen, pavers in the driveway, heavy landscaping and a bumped out lanai. Both bathrooms were big. The home was listed at $151[000] with no bond. The house was sold while we were there because a couple were going to fill out papers. The price was around $143[000] at sale.
I thought of this woman we know who bought this hideous brand new piece of **** for more money when she could have had this gorgeous Designer. For a moment, I actually thought of buying it and renting it out; it was that beautiful. The older areas in Hacienda East and nearby are beautiful streets with mostly older Designer homes. We try to look at homes now which pop up in older areas that we never saw….
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A couple of thoughts and I hv not read all the previous post
1. I am pretty sure, no new patio villa hv a $20,000 bond. i think they are under 12K
2. I am sure, if you want a plus 70 yr old community go for your 15 year old preowned
3.Also sure, be prepared to pay for at least a new AC system and roof in your preowned 10 to 15 yr old plus 70 community home.
4.IMO, Your new neighbors in this older village are wonderful, nice and friendly. However they hv done it all for many years and have their own network of close friends.
5.Also IMO. If your only goal is to get SO much more house for the money... then check out all the near by communities outside the villages up on 27/441.
What a deal and you can get and still drive you car to spanish springs at night. While enjoying your one golf course/pool and tennis court. Might as well check it out even though it may be plus 80 with a ton of resales.
6. Keep hearing "mature landscaping" yes you get that and a "mature neighborhood".