pricedoutJay
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I would like to do know from the recent new home purchasers in Irvine, how much more on options, landscaping, upgrades and etc they spent on top of what the brochure initially had. Thank you.
ukuoy said:IP design center upgrade $15,000-$20,000 (half of it was spent on countertop)
Landscape $8,000
Shutters and blinds $1,500
pricedoutJay said:I would like to do know from the recent new home purchasers in Irvine, how much more on options, landscaping, upgrades and etc they spent on top of what the brochure initially had. Thank you.
What's with question mark? Too high or too low?jmoney74 said:ukuoy said:IP design center upgrade $15,000-$20,000 (half of it was spent on countertop)
Landscape $8,000
Shutters and blinds $1,500
Landscape 8K? SHutters/blind 1500?
ukuoy said:What's with question mark? Too high or too low?jmoney74 said:ukuoy said:IP design center upgrade $15,000-$20,000 (half of it was spent on countertop)
Landscape $8,000
Shutters and blinds $1,500
Landscape 8K? SHutters/blind 1500?
Marigold. so it's pretty small patio. I use flagstones for most of the area.jmoney74 said:too low.. those are great prices unless you had a really small patio.. and only a few windows.
Irvinecommuter said:pricedoutJay said:I would like to do know from the recent new home purchasers in Irvine, how much more on options, landscaping, upgrades and etc they spent on top of what the brochure initially had. Thank you.
The poll is a little off in that it should be a percent, not an actual dollar amount. Bigger houses mean more (expensive) upgrades. Also, if you are spending more on a house, there is a tendency to want to spend more on upgrades.
OCgasman said:There are way too many variables to answer this question based on your limited choices. In general, 10-15% of base price of the house for upgrades. Landscaping really depends on personal preference and how much you'll use your yard. It could be super cheap ass with just concrete or extravagant with a pool, casita and outdoor kitchen.
$50k doesn't even cover the flooring in some homes.
The percentage probably goes up as the base cost of the house goes up. 5% might be correct for a $500k home, closer to 15-20% for a $2MM home. Buyers are less likely to do things after COE for hi end homes.pricedoutJay said:OCgasman said:There are way too many variables to answer this question based on your limited choices. In general, 10-15% of base price of the house for upgrades. Landscaping really depends on personal preference and how much you'll use your yard. It could be super cheap ass with just concrete or extravagant with a pool, casita and outdoor kitchen.
$50k doesn't even cover the flooring in some homes.
You have a good point, but I just wanted to see what other already paid to gauge current trend, not to come up with a formula or a full range cost model...
This.Zippohunter said:If you upgrade from outside contractors make sure you do everything you want before you move in. If you are like us you will end up not doing hardly any of the stuff you said you were slowly gonna do after you move in.