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Answers (3)
- Ron Touchette, "Ron Touchette"
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The other reason is that the model is there to showcase the Builders work and the intention is to attract Buyers and then build them a home specific to their desires. The model home typically is designed to sell when the project/development is filled up.
- sunnyview
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I have seen that too, but I agree that it is about price. Many models have every upgrade possible. You have to pay for them even if you wouldn't have ordered them.
- Patrick Schutte, "Prescott REOs"
- Contributions:440
In my experience, it's because they are priced too high. The builder wants to recover the cost of all his upgrades and many buyers don't value them as a "package."
Kind of why the luxury editions of say, the Nissan Titan at $43K, don't do nearly as well as the basic model at $28K.
:) PS
Prescott Area Foreclosures
Is there a bad stigma attached to buying a model home? Why do they sit on the market so long?
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