Anonymous wrote:I'm thinking things that are either to time consuming, require some sort of additional approval or whatever that the flippers doing builder grade work never consider but when the home goes to resale will be attractive to the next buyer.

A spec builder will add features that add more to the sale price than they cost. That is the sum total of their calculus. When you talk about features that "when the home goes to resale will be attractive to the next buyer" what you really mean is won't hurt the resale value too terribly.

Anonymous wrote:Flippers usually get all the visible things buyers care about. Where they cut corners is usually inside the walls or in the subfloor or some other less visible place. This is the whole basis for their business model.

Custom homes aren't immune from this either.

Great insulation, a 5 stage Heat pump hvac system…


Like the previous poster said, it’s the stuff you don’t see when walking around.

Flippers usually get all the visible things buyers care about. Where they cut corners is usually inside the walls or in the subfloor or some other less visible place. This is the whole basis for their business model.

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I'm thinking things that are either to time consuming, require some sort of additional approval or whatever that the flippers doing builder grade work never consider but when the home goes to resale will be attractive to the next buyer.