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My wife and I are looking to buy a house. We are wanting a new house and have found one we like, well it is just a floor and pipes at the moment. Anyway just wondering whether you believe it better to buy a brand new home or an older home say 6 years old. I know there are advantages and disadvantages to both but which way would you go. I guess older homes = more sq foot for less cash than a new home, but new home = warranty and piece of mind, not to mention choice to make it our own. Any thing else to consider...
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Originally Posted by Lostman
My wife and I are looking to buy a house. We are wanting a new house and have found one we like, well it is just a floor and pipes at the moment. Anyway just wondering whether you believe it better to buy a brand new home or an older home say 6 years old. I know there are advantages and disadvantages to both but which way would you go. I guess older homes = more sq foot for less cash than a new home, but new home = warranty and piece of mind, not to mention choice to make it our own. Any thing else to consider...
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I dont know where you are buying though, we are in Texas and its a known thing for houses here to have foundation troubles.
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Originally Posted by Lostman
but new home = warranty and piece of mind,
You are in the US right?
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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
You are in the US right?
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Originally Posted by Lostman
My wife and I are looking to buy a house. We are wanting a new house and have found one we like, well it is just a floor and pipes at the moment. Anyway just wondering whether you believe it better to buy a brand new home or an older home say 6 years old. I know there are advantages and disadvantages to both but which way would you go. I guess older homes = more sq foot for less cash than a new home, but new home = warranty and piece of mind, not to mention choice to make it our own. Any thing else to consider...
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We still need new windows, all 25 of them, new air con system and the pool looks like something out of a bad porn movie.
Don't be blinded by square footage either, we wanted to buy as big as we could afford and we don't use half of the house which is such a waste.
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I would go with brand new if you can get the warranty and piece of mind you say you can..When we were house hunting, I was appalled with the taste most Americans have in home decor. Kitchens and bathrooms so outdated its not true. Mirrored walls, WTF!!! We've spent close to $100,000 trying to make our house look like something form this decade, not the 70's..and we've still got two more bathrooms to do
the floral wallpaper was a really nice touch, they even cut out some of the flowers and stuck them randomly round the rest of the room, just to add that special touch...
We still need new windows, all 25 of them, new air con system and the pool looks like something out of a bad porn movie.
Don't be blinded by square footage either, we wanted to buy as big as we could afford and we don't use half of the house which is such a waste.
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We still need new windows, all 25 of them, new air con system and the pool looks like something out of a bad porn movie.
Don't be blinded by square footage either, we wanted to buy as big as we could afford and we don't use half of the house which is such a waste.
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Originally Posted by Lostman
My wife and I are looking to buy a house. We are wanting a new house and have found one we like, well it is just a floor and pipes at the moment. Anyway just wondering whether you believe it better to buy a brand new home or an older home say 6 years old. I know there are advantages and disadvantages to both but which way would you go. I guess older homes = more sq foot for less cash than a new home, but new home = warranty and piece of mind, not to mention choice to make it our own. Any thing else to consider...
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I say go for one a few years old ... All the little extra that cost a fortune is already done .. just to put a lawn in ..(not always inc in the price) but cost a fair amount ... curtains/drapes are usually left behind....etc
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Originally Posted by Ray
I say go for one a few years old ... All the little extra that cost a fortune is already done .. just to put a lawn in ..(not always inc in the price) but cost a fair amount ... curtains/drapes are usually left behind....etc
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Originally Posted by ladylisa
with hindsight could you have spent that additional 100,000 and bought a brand new for what you will have once the work is done?
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We did look at brand new ones but it would have eaten all of our cash so we bought a 40 year old house and got a bargain. a few things need sorting out but hey, we did alright.
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