It’s also a bit of a weird statement, what is the ’50 years’ referring to? Bricks and mortar? Windows? Roofing? Floors? Electrics? Has anyone owned a house an in 50 years not done any repairs?
Preowned homes are a good example of a triggers broom. Which isn’t a bad thing, its just normal.
But to slate new build because they’ll ‘wear out’ is just odd.
From our point of view what we want is the least amount of maintence we need to do as possible to keep the house in good shape.
We’ve picked a very small development with local builders who have very good recommendation from locals and those already in the homes.
Buying a poorly built home is just a bad decision, but its not driven by whether it’s new build or preowned, its driven by who built it, the quality of the contractors, materials and the land used.