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Originally Posted by Gpsma
Lol...I never give my brother a break! I remember visiting him when the house was still being built. His house is on no special sized lot...some houses on his block are bigger and have a larger lot.
So I guess I have to get back to my original question...if his house was standard, built on a standard lot, would he have paid extea for tge land.
I would assume not and tge RE agent was basically fluffing him. Am I wrong with that assumption?
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Yes you are wrong. Kinda. A bigger lot does usually cost more money and so does a view lot. The least expensive lots are interior lots backing on another home.
But at this point it is a moot question. All homes are built and
not being built for you at this time. So what you see is what you get. On a new home the price is NOT negotiable. You can view both new and used homes in thevillages.com.
Or used homes in an MLS realtors site. New homes are ONLY sold by The Villages. They do not allow MLS realtors to sell them. Used homes are sold by both.
Only you can say what is a good deal. New and used homes are GENERALLY about the same price. All new homes have a bond that is NOT included in the price of the home and is the price for infrastructure, the roads, the pipes the rec centers, the golf courses.
On a courtyard villa the bond price on a new home is about $11k. On a designer, which is the predominant style of home, the bond is now at about $24K. On a larger home, the premier which usually has more space between them the bond on it is $50K.
On previously loved homes the bonds are figured in, or still have some part unpaid.