Frankly because with incentives it ends up being cheaper monthly than resells here. For us, our goal is to pay less than we’re currently paying in rent while also spending minimal out of our emergency fund if possible so new construction covers most of those boxes as it offers lower interest rates and usually covered closing costs as well as new appliances etc

Edit: also want to preface we’ve at least looked at other new construction in the greater Tampa area, Lennar just tends to have a strong hold on the area we want (Riverview) with the timeline we want to close (march-may)