Hi, Guest
09-10-2006, 11:52 PM
schade,Sep 10 2006, 01:08 AM Wrote:whichever house we do decide on well get a home inspection no matter what ... even brand new homes can have flawsCongratulations on your decision ... and it is indeed a wise idea to have a home inspector look at a new house.
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For a new house (and even an older one) check out the builder ... see if there are any complaints against them or indication of a common problem with their houses.
We bought a Mattamy house (one of the better builders) and our inspector actually did find a couple of things they had to do over.
And in terms of buying a new house not yet built -- make sure you visit the site regularly and check on what's goin' on - even a good builder is only as good as their sub-contractors.
By visiting my site regularly I saved Mattamy a ton of dough and us a lot of headache by pointing stuff out while it was still an inexpensive proposition to fix them.
Most builders won't want you to do this ... but ignore them - it's your money and a lot of it at that.
If you're comfortable doing this, I'd make a point of talking to your prospective neighbours - give you a chance to check them out as well as the builder.
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