Should I Build A New Home Or Buy An Existing Home
Posted by Rick Merlini on Mon, Jan 02, 2012 @ 08:32 AM
Not everyone has the skill set or the personality that is conducive to building a new home. Building a new home can be fun and exciting if you let. But if you don’t, it can be pure misery. So here is my advice to those who are thinking about building that new home.
- You MUST trust your builder. If you have any doubt that he or she may or may not do the right thing, go somewhere else. If you don’t believe in your builder, you will be constantly worrying about things which over the time of the build will take all the excitement out of building that new home.
- Not all of us have the creativity or vision in home decorating which is ok. But if you don’t have those skills, just copy something that you like. Go through home magazines, find something that you like, than just copy it. Problem solved.
- Do your homework.
- Make sure that you are not a Cadillac in a Chev neighborhood. If you are, you will have a hard time selling when it comes time.
- Make sure that the area doesn’t have a lot of vacant homes not sold. Remember your teacher talking about supply and demand that first year of economics? Well that is the best advice I can give anyone thinking about buying that new home.
- Don’t forget about high tech features. Not having high tech features in your home today will just make your new home more out of date when it comes to selling it down the line.
These are just a few things to think about when considering on buy that new home. Good luck with your search and if you have any question , feel free to contact me.
