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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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There really is no answer just different points of view. I can tell you one year from now the price of homes north of 466 will dirt cheap. When that new square opens ,,,there will be no one at SS.. The revamp was to try pacify the merchants of the dying area... Flippers was trade off for them to be able to get a spot at brownwood.. The tent was admission of failure of the developer to get the job completed on time,, they babble about the weather ,, the storm was only 4-5 days,,, folks face the facts,,, they just don't care bout SS any longer,,most the non prime homes that are built are really just double wides built on site with a foundation.