New construction sfr vs older ones?

[Craig Odem]

New here. First post and learning a lot! A question and I'll try to be clear... The strategy I would be most likely to pursue is buy and hold. The question is are there advantages to constructing new sfr's to rent vs. buying existing ones? Obviously maintenance costs should be much lower, thus resulting in greater monthly cash flow. All things being equal ( location, schools, etc) is new construction ever preferable to purchasing older homes at good prices? I've looked around some on here and haven't found a discussion like this? Thanks!