Buying, selling, financing, and furnishing your new home is a fun and exciting challenge. Look at the articles, columns, blog posts, radio shows and videos for advice on new construction home building. With these helpful home construction tips, building a new home is a whole lot easier.
Making The Most Of Memorial Day And Other Holidays
Times have really changed. Holiday weekends like Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter were once considered off-limits for home buyers and sellers. It was difficult to find agents who were willing to work on those days, since they were convinced that home buyers were busy celebrating with friends and family. Today, there are few days off in the real estate business.
Bring Inspector To Walk Through
If a new construction builder offers early inspections, such as a pre-dry wall inspection, it's a good idea to bring along a professional home inspector. A good builder will offer an inspection opportunity to buyers, and they should take advantage.
Finding A Loan For Land Purchase
Buying land to build a home on requires a different kind of financing. A mortgage broker who deals in construction property is one way to look into financing. Another option is to find a lender in the area who is familiar with financing land purchases.
New Construction: Roman Style
In the early years of the Roman empire, some 2,500 years ago, the Romans used Etruscan building materials and slave labor to construct Rome. Now in Chicago, a recycling company is auctioning off contents of homes after windows are pulled out of walls, brick and stone pavers are dug up out of the yard, and doors, hinges and moldings are pulled out and taken away. Reverse home repair.
Pay Taxes On Property With Mortgage
When you win a property in a contest you'll owe taxes on your winnings. How should you pay the taxes on a property you win? One option is to take out a mortgage specifically to pay the taxes on the property you win.
Steps To Building Your Own Home
If you've decided you want to live in something new, you can buy a home in a new construction subdivision or buy a piece of land and hire someone to build a home to your specifications. Here are some smart steps you should take to ensure your built home meets all of your needs. The first thing to consider when building a home is location.
Some Tips On Buying Off The Plans
New construction homes are selling almost as quickly as builders can build them. Buyers might have few options with a new construction home other than looking through blueprints and marketing materials. But the pre-construction pricing of new construction homes is often the developer's best price.
New Construction May Need Home Repair
When you buy a new construction home you may expect to move in and have no home repair needs -- at least initially. But that may not be the case. Just before closing you should do a walk through of your new construction property and put together a punch list, which is a list of home repair items the builder should address. While you may think new construction is flawless, it's only as good as the contractors who worked on it.