New Home vs. Used Home

When you build a new home absolutely everything is chosen by you to match your family's lifestyle. Your personality and uniqueness shine through your color selections and all of your finishing details. This is one opportunity in life that you don't have to settle for someone else's choices. You are not second best, you shouldn't have to compromise when you are buying the biggest purchase of you life.

It is no secret that new home prices have come down tremendously in the past few years. Many Builders are offering upgrades and incentives to new home buyers in this very competitive market. Low interest rates for qualified buyers have many now realizing that a new home is within their financial reach. Understanding the value of a new home is always a comparison to everything available in the market. Together, we will explore all the possibilities in the geographic market area you have chosen. We will provide you with all the valuable facts that can make your dream of owning a new home a reality, Please consider the following list of the advantages of building a new home in contrast to buying a used home.

BUILDING A NEW HOME BUYING A USED HOME
Many choices to personalize your home Remodeling to make it from floor to ceiling what you desire is expensive, time consuming and messy.
Builder provides 1 year warranty which covers the entire home, there are no repair costs the first year in your home. Repair costs are your responsibility.
2-10 year Warranty is likely included with your new home purchase, that covers mechanical systems for the first 2 years and the structure for 10 years. NO Warranties.
Constructed from the latest building materials Older homes may contain harmful building materials
Everything is new, clean, and undamaged Previous owners leave behind their mess, everything is used, and often damaged.
Built under current stringent building codes Older Building codes were often inadequate for high wind
Most Builders have options for the latest in home automation technologies such as: high speed internet connections, wifi, smart home technologies, surround sound Older homes have phone and cable, expensive to rewire a home for today's technology.
New homes are more energy efficient reducing overall utility bill and offsetting cost of building a new home Older homes may be less energy efficient
New energy star rated appliances are efficient and under manufacturer warranty Older appliances use more energy, and often have expired manufacturer warranties when they need repair