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Various Home Buying Tips

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Listen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan Ahead

Listen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan AheadListen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan Ahead During the housing search, homebuyers tend to focus on what they can see, not on what they can hear. Most do not notice any irritating sounds until they move in. At that point, a solution is often expensive or impossible. Even more disheartening, in many cases, the problem could have been...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value?

Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value?Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value? As you visit builder�s models, you will soon find that everyone, including the on-site sales agent and other buyers who are looking at the same time that you are, has an opinion about options and resale. Certain ones are felt to make your house easier to sell when the time comes to move on..

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Reading the Fine Print

Reading the Fine PrintReading the Fine Print You studied the furnished model carefully, separating the basic house from all those seductive upgrades and decorator touches, so you're clear on what you are buying. You know that the model is always built with extra care, so you studied houses that were nearing completion for other buyers to gauge the standard you...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Smaller is Better

Smaller is BetterSmaller is Better Most people can look at a house and know if they like it or hate it, but few can put their finger on the specifics that account for their reaction. This makes it hard to know what to include or excise from a house they want to build for themselves. One place to seek help -- Creating the Not So Big House,..

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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The Final Four

The Final FourThe Final Four You've spent three months canvassing the new home communities in your area, visiting nearly a hundred models and now you're down to the final four, each one built by a different firm. Unless you are that unusual buyer who is weighing a smaller house with lots of upgrades against a larger house with only a few, your final...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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The Homeowner's Association

The Homeowner's AssociationThe Homeowner's Association When you decide to buy a new house, don't put all your energies into the house; give some thought to the homeowners association in each new home community that you are considering. How well it is managed will affect your enjoyment of the community, and its rules and regulations for homeowners could impinge on...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Tips from Experienced Homebuyers

Tips from Experienced HomebuyersTips from Experienced Homebuyers If there were a Homeowners Hall of Fame, Joe and Linda Harb of Bradenton, Florida might be candidates. Over the last thirty years, they have owned four houses, all built from scratch. The first three were tract-built houses in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC. Their fourth and present house is a...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Top Ten Reasons to Consider When Starting With a Bargain Price

Top Ten Reasons to Consider When Starting With a Bargain PriceTop Ten Reasons to Consider When Starting With a Bargain Price Scenario One: You're driving in the country and see a sign that says lot for sale -- lake views. Suddenly, the country life becomes an idea whose time has come. Stop right there. Do not impulsively sign a contract before you have all the facts. If the farmer selling...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Universal Design

Universal DesignUniversal Design When it comes to choosing one new house over another, many buyers apply the love test. Will I love this house in 20 years as much as I do now? If you're an aging baby boomer pushing 50, though, you should also apply the live-in test�will I still be able to live in this house 20 years from...

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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Using a Buyer's Agent: It's Important to Have Someone on Your Side

Using a Buyer's Agent: It's Important to Have Someone on Your SideUsing a Buyer's Agent: It's Important to Have Someone on Your Side Much of the thrill of buying a newly built home is getting to pick all those finishes, colors, and the floor plan instead of having to make peace with some else's taste or pay a bundle to get rid of it. But if you make bad choices, you can end up with a white elephant at..

 

Sat Oct 12 2002
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