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Brand New Home vs Home that needs work but better location
We are looking to relocate, and are going back and forth on which home we want. We have an accepted offer w/ a house to sell contingency on House A right now. But I keep wondering if its the right house..
We have found House A that is everything we want, but needs some work (no granite, s/s, every room needs to be painted, but the location is ideal (1 mile to the ocean) established neighborhood, quiet, mature landscaping etc. It is 3555 square feet 5 bed 4.5 baths. Loft for office Keep in mind the pictures aren't the best and their furniture placement is odd! Also there is a 4 season room off the huge great room that would be our tv room/den while the great room has the dining and more "formal" living room. There is no defined dining room, but you can do a dining/living area
We also have found a brand new construction,(house 
everything is done shiny and new, but the location isn't exactly what we want (it is 3 miles from the ocean) but its a newer subdivision, we worry about the value and also living in a construction zone, as they continue to build. Its 3 bed 2.5 bath plus den/office 2400 square feet.
We aren't afraid of some hardwork (we've done that on our current house) but I don't want to have project after project to work on for the next few years. Obviously any house you buy you have to paint/add your own style and I'm inspired by so many blogs and seeing the amazing transformations people have done. I feel like we can add a lot more value to House A vs B and in the long run its a better investment. But I know that I like shiny and new...
TIA for reading this far, any thoughts/comments/advice is appreciated:) Which would you buy?
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Re: Brand New Home vs Home that needs work but better location
I agree with you that house A is a better investment. I would stick with that and have fun with the remodel.
I would go with A
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I look at it this way: you can spend money updating A to make it feel new like B ... or ... you can spend money finishing the basement in B to get the same number of rooms and similar square footage as A. In the end, you get pretty equal houses, but not equal locations. Stick with the better location.
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