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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everything you said is true. However... we have an almost 100 year old house and have had tons of work on it including a large addition with a brand new kitchen and I love my house so much. [/quote]

In my less than 10 year old neighborhood there are people putting on additions and even some are redoing kitchens and bathrooms already which surprises me (my kitchen and baths look brand new still) but it's their money...

Buying a new home does not mean that you won't be sinking money into it.  Just putting wood blinds on all the windows, fencing in a big backyard costs money.  We had to clear some trees and lay some sod down - more money, install a sprinkler system (even more money), put in a pool - more money.  We are in a lightning prone area so we had to have some grounding rods sunk into the ground around our property, we also had to put gutters on our home because the builder doesn't do that.  We live in a warm climate now, so we had to investigate and pay for adequate pest prevention (like termites).  We pay for AC/Water heater inspection/maintenance.  The big work is mostly done now, thank goodness.

We owned a 50 year old home before this and we had to replace the roof, siding, windows, remodel the kitchen and baths - plus all the random appliance and system replacements (furnace/ac).  We used good quality material so once that was done, we were able to coast for a good long while in a well maintained home.

At any rate, "new home" does not mean "no cost".  If you are going to own a home, you can plan on sinking some money into it no matter how new or old it is.

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