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-   -   Advice on purchasing a new prebuilt home (https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/villages-florida-general-discussion-73/advice-purchasing-new-prebuilt-home-359518/)

mtdjed 06-21-2025 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisanp@aol.com (Post 2440349)
The “best” spec homes (location, floor plan, stretches, etc) will sell the day that the section is released. There is no negotiation or concessions buying from the Villages on new construction (including the date that you are told you will close). Best wishes on this exciting decision to purchase a new home!
Closing dates have been negotiated. Mine was pushed out a month. As I recall they asked for more earnest money upfront.

Nell57 06-22-2025 08:08 AM
We couldn’t get them to even plant a palm tree instead of a magnolia. Zero negotiating, and this was before any landscaping had gone in.
They will tell you that once you buy it you can make whatever interior changes you want.
Exterior? Get ARC approval.

Fastskiguy 06-22-2025 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by biker1 (Post 2440575)
My outlet is not dedicated but is on a 20 amp breaker. I don’t have anything else using that circuit and the maximum current draw from my charger is 11 amps. YMMV.
I checked, mine is same, a 20 amp breaker and I'm getting 12 amps on my charger. I was thinking maybe it was a 5-20 plug but it is the standard 5-15. I was just thinking if it happened to be a 5-20 then I might be able to eek out 16 amps (staying at 80% of rated) and 16X110=1.7KW per hour of charging vs. 1.3KW. But, alas, it's not gonna happen. Thanks for the info, sorry for the thread hijack!

Joe

Emkay56 06-22-2025 09:29 AM
If you buy a pre-owned home, you have more room for negotiating.

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Originally Posted by ttodd (Post 2440279)
Hi all - we are interested in purchasing a new prebuilt home. I do understand that the price is the price and they do not budge on that. Was wondering however if there are any other possible concessions that they may make. I realize with the home built already this is probably unlikely. One thought is that with there being a golf cart garage, maybe they could prepare for a charging port .

Any advice you could impart to this TV newbie would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if I'm asking a question that was asked/answered many times - I did try to search and had no luck. Leaving soon to come down to the area and meet with the reps, would like to have some knowledge in hand going into the meeting

Thanks!

retiredguy123 06-22-2025 09:42 AM
Personally, I think a new house is s better deal than a pre-owned house. Too many people are trying to make a windfall profit by selling their house. This is especially true for people selling after only owning it for a few years. When you buy a new house, everything is new and covered by a warranty, and there are no surprises. If you are retired, you probably don't want any surprises. And often, a new house costs less than a pre-owned one. My opinion.

Aces4 06-22-2025 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2440728)
Personally, I think a new house is s better deal than a pre-owned house. Too many people are trying to make a windfall profit by selling their house. This is especially true for people selling after only owning it for a few years. When you buy a new house, everything is new and covered by a warranty, and there are no surprises. If you are retired, you probably don't want any surprises. And often, a new house costs less than a pre-owned one. My opinion.
We've owned two new and one preowned homes in TV's. So far have made much more profit from the sale of the preowned home. Would definitely go that route again.

retiredguy123 06-22-2025 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 2440734)
We've owned two new and one preowned homes in TV's. So far have made much more profit from the sale of the preowned home. Would definitely go that route again.
In a way, you have proven my point. If you are making more profit on pre-owned houses, then the buyers may have been better off buying a new house. But, in my opinion, most retired buyers are not interested in making a profit. They want to buy a hassle-free house where they can live and enjoy their retirement. A new house is a safer way to go, and The Villages has plenty of them.

retiredguy123 06-22-2025 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Emkay56 (Post 2440721)
If you buy a pre-owned home, you have more room for negotiating.
That is true, but when you buy a pre-owned house, you are at a significant disadvantage. The seller knows everything about the house and the buyer knows nothing. Also, there is usually a salesperson who is working for the seller, and who tends to highlight the good points about the house and to downplay or even hide the bad points. When you buy a new house, you pretty much know what you are buying.

Bwanajim 06-22-2025 09:54 PM
For the love of God, can we just say new and used homes instead of "preowned". That's like saying I'm pre-married instead of divorced.😂😂

HappyTraveler 06-23-2025 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Bwanajim (Post 2440845)
For the love of God, can we just say new and used homes instead of "preowned". That's like saying I'm pre-married instead of divorced.😂😂
Maybe the better terms would be new and existing. On second thought, no, that would confuse people. I think preowned is a fine and clear term in the context of the TV community.

But, maybe you'd identify yourself as a used husband, yes? :a040:

thelegges 06-23-2025 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 2440734)
We've owned two new and one preowned homes in TV's. So far have made much more profit from the sale of the preowned home. Would definitely go that route again.
So you made zero profit from new builds? Or speculation IF you were to sell? My thoughts if you didn’t sell, there isn’t a % you can elaborate on, just guessing

Aces4 06-23-2025 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by thelegges (Post 2440964)
So you made zero profit from new builds? Or speculation IF you were to sell? My thoughts if you didn’t sell, there isn’t a % you can elaborate on, just guessing
Used housing had many ammenities in place. Bringing the new ones up to snuff (ca-ching) and the challenges of finding expert workmen for the improvements would make me search for used again with the criteria that is important to us.

The one year warranty business on the new builds is a pita for us. You put in all the issues and they will only address a few and not always to our standards. New landscaping requires extra watering/attention... Everyone's plans are different, those are some of our measuring sticks.

thelegges 06-23-2025 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Aces4 (Post 2440967)
Used housing had many ammenities in place. Bringing the new ones up to snuff (ca-ching) and the challenges of finding expert workmen for the improvements would make me search for used again with the criteria that is important to us.

The one year warranty business on the new builds is a pita for us. You put in all the issues and they will only address a few and not always to our standards. New landscaping requires extra watering/attention... Everyone's plans are different, those are some of our measuring sticks.
Sorry I thought you Sold new builds, and lost money on the resale. We bought/sold 3 new specs, and one preowned. Profits more than we expected on all, with zero upgrades. Maybe we just purchased great models in great locations


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