We bought a new CYV in July 2011. It seem the ones that were priced right, were built in the early 2000's and didn't have vaulted ceilings. The minute I waked into all the new villas, the raised ceiling was a major difference. The other is the obvious, all your neighbors are starting out together.
We have our home the way we want now. We wanted white kitchen cabinets, none were available when we bought, so we have ours refaced by Remington Kitchens in Leesburg, cost $4800 but made a world of difference. Also in the kitchen we added a tile backsplash and wood floors, indoor/outdoor carpet in the lanai, a sunshade on the lanai side that faces west. McGowan Landscaping ripped out everything in the front yard and redid entirely including adding 4 palm trees. Screen sliders on the garage entrance, inside the home painted by Investment painters, shelves in the master closet double shelved, attic steps in the garage and flooring in the attic.
I can go on and on, but the point is we never saw a resale decorated the way we wanted. To many people laminate floors through out the home is the way, we only wanted real wood, and not throughout but just in the dining, kitchen and foyer and definitely carpet in the bedrooms. We just figured it was better to buy new and make it over the way we wanted and not the way somebody else wanted.
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