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Originally Posted by ken0042
Somehow we ended up looking at new houses yesterday. Anyway- two things mentioned struck me as odd with respect to upgrades:
- Gas Fireplace. The sales lady said that it was a "must have" and that future home buyers would walk away if I didn't have it. I just don't get it- the cost is around $4500; the same for granite counters in the kitchen and tile flooring. Is it really that big of a deal for you? Or if you have one of these fireplaces- how often do you use it?
- Cat5e cable runs. Apparently these are not only "not standard", but at this builder they weren't even on the upgrade list.  I would think that as we approach the 2nd decade of the 21st century these would be standard.
Thoughts? |
Its not so much how often its used; but how it effects your home resell value....
When I built a home (sold it since), I found almost everything required an upgrade... it was shocking...
Some items I missed which I wish we would have upgraded back then were the Windows.
Things like the Kitchen, Flooring etc. have a large effect on resell value.