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Lisa Johnson on Buying a New Home or House

Introduction: Buying a new construction home

Lisa Johnson describes the process of buying a new construction tract home straight from the developer. And describes all the points you need to be wary of.

October 1, 2003

When Steve and I went through the process of buying a new house, it was probably the most exciting and most scariest moment of our lives.  But this was the "dream house" we had always talked about buying, and we sought to make that dream come true.  This was also investment real estate and we wanted to get the most for our money.

In the following chapters, you'll read about everything we had to go through, and what we learned about the business of buying a new construction home.

Chapters:

1. Why we decided to buy a new home versus a resale home
2. Choosing the Housing Development
3. The Advantage of Buying Early into the First Phase
4. Do You Really Need a Real Estate Agent?
5. The Downpayment
6. Contingent Buyers - Selling Your Existing Home
7. Shopping for a Home Loan
8. Customization Options and Upgrades
9. Monitoring the Construction Progress
10. Hiring a Home Inspector
11. The Walk Through
12. Looking Back on it all

     

Suggested Links

·  Tips on Buying a Home

·  HUD Homebuying Guide

·  Homebuying Consumer Info Center

·  Real Estate ABC

·  Home Buying Guide.com