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How Easy is Your House to Find?How Easy is Your House to Find?How Easy is Your House to Find? It's not something a person wants to think about, but what if an emergency were to occur at your house, and an ambulance, police car or fire truck needed to get to you in a hurry? Or, on a more mundane and everyday note, what if UPS or the pizza delivery guy is looking for you? Just how easy is it for... |
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Lend a Close Ear to Your House's DeveloperLend a Close Ear to Your House's DeveloperLend a Close Ear to Your House's Developer If you're looking at new houses in master planned communities, keep the inside/outside distinction in mind. Everything inside the house is the builder's call. Everything outside is the developer's. His decisions affect the entire landscape, from what the exterior of every house will look like, to... |
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Listen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan AheadListen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan AheadListen Carefully, House Hunters, and Plan Ahead During the housing search, homebuyers tend to focus on what they can see, not on what they can hear. Most do not notice any irritating sounds until they move in. At that point, a solution is often expensive or impossible. Even more disheartening, in many cases, the problem could have been... |
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Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value?Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value?Options on New Houses -- Which Ones Add Value? As you visit builder�s models, you will soon find that everyone, including the on-site sales agent and other buyers who are looking at the same time that you are, has an opinion about options and resale. Certain ones are felt to make your house easier to sell when the time comes to move on.. |
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Reading the Fine PrintReading the Fine PrintReading the Fine Print You studied the furnished model carefully, separating the basic house from all those seductive upgrades and decorator touches, so you're clear on what you are buying. You know that the model is always built with extra care, so you studied houses that were nearing completion for other buyers to gauge the standard you... |
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Smaller is BetterSmaller is BetterSmaller is Better Most people can look at a house and know if they like it or hate it, but few can put their finger on the specifics that account for their reaction. This makes it hard to know what to include or excise from a house they want to build for themselves. One place to seek help -- Creating the Not So Big House,.. |
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The Final FourThe Final FourThe Final Four You've spent three months canvassing the new home communities in your area, visiting nearly a hundred models and now you're down to the final four, each one built by a different firm. Unless you are that unusual buyer who is weighing a smaller house with lots of upgrades against a larger house with only a few, your final... |
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The Homeowner's AssociationThe Homeowner's AssociationThe Homeowner's Association When you decide to buy a new house, don't put all your energies into the house; give some thought to the homeowners association in each new home community that you are considering. How well it is managed will affect your enjoyment of the community, and its rules and regulations for homeowners could impinge on... |
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