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Old 03-06-2014, 07:06 PM
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There are over 5340 homes sold per year by the developer and another 2000 sold by MLS.
When we came to look for a home we stayed at the Waterfront inn and looked full time for a house. We kept the MLS and developer agents busy showing us homes. When we passed a place with a sign we made a note in our notebook. We drove around in a rented cart whenever we weren't with an agent. We took pictures of every home we looked at and ended up buying a place in one week just over the top of our price range.
My wife replaced all the flooring and counters and we couldn't be happier with our home.
We closed painlessly by mail.
If you can't find a home that you want keep looking. Settling for less than you need will result in another commission for the sales agent down the line.