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Originally Posted by wooohooo
Hey everyone,
My wife and I are expecting a little one in a few months here and right now we're renting a house but are interested in buying a place. My wife wants to buy a new house (because... new) and it seems to be priced quite low but the location is a little far, there's little to no yard and it's a 0 lot line. The two builder's we're looking at is PaceSetter and brookfield homes.
The older homes are a better location, smaller, but huge yard but also more expensive.
This is also in Edmonton (not sure if it matters). Another last point is in ~5 years our hope is to be able to move back to Calgary - would it be more cost effective to rent? We have family as well in Edmonton so we are open to renting it out as well.
So the question remains - is it worth spending $40-50000 more for an older home (needs renovations) but is in a more convenient location and a huge yard? Or would you take the savings, and build a nice, newer home that takes an extra 10-15 minutes to get to work?
Lastly, has anyone heard much about PaceSetter or Brookfield Homes? Our realtor said he really likes to deal with them, but we have little to no experience with this.
Thanks
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I personally love the older more established neighbourhoods.
mature trees, larger yards, better locations, more distance between the houses, the houses have more character.
much more to offer., in my opinion.