Home Buying - Home Buying Tips

Some builders have discovered that a really good competitive edge is to include most of the options that other builders are using as an additional profit center in their design studios. So, check out those builders. We do, and have been for over 40 years combined experience, and we keep on doing it. They’ve decided that many buyers are put off by constantly hearing the words, “that’s an extra”. They include these options as standard features and keep the costs down through volume purchasing these options for all their homes. You might be thinking, but, what if I don’t want all those options. I have to pay for them anyway. Guess what? Nobody is NOT choosing all these options. Derk says “I wouldn’t want all that stuff”, but, Derk isn’t the one buying. Todays homebuyer wants it all. This makes the buying process much simpler. Over and over, we’ve seen buyers breathe a sigh of relief when they don’t have to deal with comparing option prices along with home prices in sizing up which builder is the best value. And, you won’t be gouged at the design center.

So, check out those builders.

Finished Homes NOT Fully Punched Out

You know what we mean? You’re touring a finished home and you notice a missing piece of trim, or a gouge out of some woodwork and you think “this is not quality”. A real estate colleague used to say, “that wasn’t a sign of lack of quality. The builder just hasn’t punched out the house yet” But it still is a negative reflection. A builder who takes pride in his work will either have his best foot forward on a finished home or you can tell that he’s in the process of getting it done. Having all the little things fixed exhibits a detail oriented mindset. (If you don’t recognize some of these terms, please ask.)

Neat Job Sites

If you have to step over all manner of debris to get into a home under construction and then weave through an obstacle course of scraps and wraps to see the inside, this is NOT a neat job site. Not only does it make it difficult for subcontractors to function, it conveys the idea that they, likewise, don’t have to be neat and careful. A messy builder is usually a sloppy builder