Which Home To Purchase

When Purchasing a home there is one major thing that you need to consider immediately.

Are you buying a home strictly for investment or are you looking for a place to love enjoy
and call home. If your looking for an investment please read the next article as this one is
going to be geared more toward a primary residence.

It can be very tempting to buy a new home. The beauty, neighborhood, and warranty
are just a couple reasons to live in a new home community.

With that being said there are many questions that most first time home buyers should ask
there new home builder. Be sure to get the answers to even if the sales agent does not know!

1) Do you provide a soil report?

2)Do you have a public report posted?

3)What energy efficient features does you builder include?

4)What mold prevention procedures does your builder use?

5) Does the builder use a crushed rock or sand covering to lay the concrete foundation on?

6)What type of insulation does you builder use?

7)Is the attic insulated?

8)How many coats of stucco does the builder use?

9)What is your contract rescission period?

10)What options and upgrades come standard in your homes?

11)Who warranties the appliances?

12)What is the standard builder warranty?

13)How is the community developing?

14)Are there any "Proposed" Power Plants, Schools, Churches, or dump sites nearby?


You may be wondering why you care what the 100 page public report states or what the
70 page soil report says. To be honest the only reasons you ask those questions is to make sure
your builder is in compliance. If they are, the builder has that much more credibility to move
forward in the transaction. Sand or rock foundation that is the question. I have researched nation
wide to find out the correct answer to this question because many builders put up a good argument on what they feel is correct. My personal conclusion is simple, sand is cheaper
therefore cutting costs to the builder, and we have all heard the saying "The Wise Man Built
His House Upon A Rock."