ATTENTION: Your initial visit, either in person or with online registration, must be with us. So please contact us BEFORE your visit so that we can give you FREE full representation.
Understanding the Process in Building your New Home - The procedure that the New Home Builder has put into place is that in order for us to help you in the decision-making and purchase of your new home, they want Richard to be working with you from day 1 when you first contact the builder, whether it be online or at the model home.
Our services are FREE to you. So.....read on... and ENJOY!
Contact Richard if you are interested in a new home:
Areas that you need to consider when buying a new home:
Resale should always be considered when planning your home:How many years do you plan on living in the home? The less number of years, the more importance that you should place on resale issues. Your real estate sales representative see hundreds of resale homes a year and is able to help you decide what is good and not so good for resale. What upgrades are the most important for resale? Does the floor plan changes that you are suggesting to the builder injure your resale price?
Upgrades: which upgrades should you have done now and which ones should you do yourself, after you move in? i.e the convenience and expense of having the builder do the bathroom rough-in in the basement far outweighs doing it yourself at a later date, as does having the builder install pot-lighting.
Location: What is the zoning on nearby properties? Are the plans that you are viewing approved by the city or are they in draft stages? Details about utilities? Orientation of the house? Completition date of building that particular development? (there are pluses & minuses that you need to consider). Utility box locations? Grading plan? Community information?
Process- This is VITAL! To have the services of the real estate sales representative totally paid for by the builder, it is necessary for the sales representative to be with you the first time that you go to the builder, either in person OR online. The price of the house, which is a set price (no negotiating prices on new homes), includes the sales representative's commission. So, with this single price policy the price is the same whether you have someone there representing your interests or not. If you have registered online or gone to the new home builder model home prior to the agent introducing you to the builder, the agent's services will NOT be paid by the builder.
Your initial visit, either in person or virtually, must be with the real estate agent. I must be the one that introduces you to the builder.
