North Port or Port Charlotte? New Construction! Good or bad idea?

[Steven E.]

I'm currently in the process of looking at model homes and have my house built. The problem is where ?

North Port seems to be up and coming very quickly. A lot of new constructions going up. The new Braves stadium seems to have brought in a lot of attention to the area. It's also part of Sarasota County which is a positive. Close to all the beaches. The land is super cheap.

Port Charlotte seems to be already populated and established with tons to do. All of the above is also true for Port Charlotte minus the county and the land (it's not outrageously priced, but decently priced)

The home in North Port are on the older side and I can buy land in a good area and build a home for the price people are selling their homes for (currently everyone is asking for above market)

Port Charlotte you can find newer homes, but for the same price as a new construction.

Our goal is to buy and hold for 5-10 years North Port seems like the ideal place for this, but what's your thoughts? I can't be the only one thinking about this.

If North Port is the ideal city what zip code should I look at? What should I avoid? Same for Port Charlotte.

Thanks BP