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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Do you mean the margin? or the markup?
Hard to tell, construction prices and materials don't usually go down in price over time and I would guess that over time the great teams here who build homes have gotten raises... and any business anywhere is going to get as much as they can for a hot item.
For instance...what pair of athletic shoes, ANYWHERE is really worth over a hundred dollars?? Or Jimmy Chu shoes, I wouldn't pay those prices??? BUT if you can get it...that is what they will sell for.
A home's price is and always will be what someone is willing to pay for it. They have adjusted their prices before...on the Cottages at Lake Sumter Landing. They are savvy business people and I respect them for that.
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Hi Gracie: you bring up some valid points. But whether we are defining mark up or margin the fact remains its high. Retail jewelery has a mark up of between 800% and 1000%. People pay those prices and some think nothing of it. Neither my wife nor I are fond of jewelry so the mark up to us is obscene.
It is one thing to describe a person as a good businessman but when does good transcend into greedy? To be sure the Developer tightly controls all of his operating costs, the costs of building and the cost of inventory and shifts monetary burdens when possible. These homes may vary somewhat, but basically they are all the same block units. My wife keeps reminding me its location, location location but what if you are not as enamored with location as others then what's that worth to you?
Essentially I am one of those individuals who never goes overboard over anything or anyone because it translates to me as not clear thinking.
Personally speaking, Yes I like TV. yes I believe it is pretty and clean. Yes I like the people. Yes I like the fact that there are many things to do. Can one find these same things elsewhere Yes. Do I view TV as Disneyland No.
This all brings us back to my original point people pay a high premium to locate here and the Developer in fact openly promotes that very fact by stating people are buying a Lifestyle. And my second point is in comparison to other locations what is TV Lifestyles worth ?
I am expressing an opinion not advancing an argument
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