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Has anyone recently bought new construction near Atlanta GA? What builders do you like or not like?

26 May

I’ve heard horror stories about KB Homes, but their floor plans are gorgeous, their location ideal, and they’re very affordable. None of the stories were from GA, I understand they are fairly new in the Atlanta area? Has anyone dealt with any other new builders in the Atlanta area? Pasquinelli or Portrait Home, I was referred to by a friend…anyone know about them? Any other suggestions or builder information would be helpful.

 
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New Home Loan Denied by Builder’s lender- Give up or keep trying?

20 May

I put a contract on a townhouse/condo in April with an earnest deposit of 5K. I did not have a credit score, I make good money and have been employed for a long time, My parents are putting down a large down pymt. The LTV was about 60%. The Builder was offering 10k and two years HOA fees if I went throught their lender. I did and within a week they said they could not do the loan in house and sent it to a broker who also said they could not do it either. Two months passed while, I heard nothing. During this time, I picked my selections for the house and met with the construction team, going along with plans as usual. The sales and mortgage team all said ” we’ve seen worse, you are okay especially with that down pymt” . I went three weeks w/o returned phone calls and finally was asked for info for a non traditional credit history. I gave checks, and letters all with perfect payment records. One week later, they denied the loan. Do I go elsewhere to finance or to another builder?
to answer Jamesnbarnes question, they said the no tradelines ( no score).

After looking at the entire situation, I realized that my file sat a the mortgage company without any review for 6 weeks. Finally when I started to ask questions and ask to speak with managers and finally the regional manager, I got a someone to look at it and then in two weeks, they glanced at it and without asking any questions or requesting additional info, they denied it.

 

looking for home builders in the san antonio area, besides kb homes?

19 May
 
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Oklahoma home builders????

17 May

Now that Oklahoma will be raiding and deporting illegal Mexicans in our state, how will we get any homes built. I drove by all the usually bustling new homes under construction and there were NO crews out working. Is this new Okie law really going to have that big an impact? Will home prices skyrocket because builders will have to pay real wages and taxes and insurance?
All good answers, and I’m glad that there may be jobs opening up. We need to get some “deadbeat dads” jobs in construction intead of locking them up. That way the mothers can get support payments and get off welfare. Just my thought!

 

Do Builders have to pay Condo dues for unsold units?

15 May

Do they have to start paying the date that the Condo is listed? Or the date the Condo Corporation is established?

If you have contractors that are working on your homes and they use our dumpsters, our services, then why wouldnt they have to pay?

Our builder, rents a house out for 6 months, pays only for the 6 months they are in it, then stops paying. If I want to rent my house out, I cant do that. Because no one lives there I cant stop paying.

He is also showing these homes, so he should have to help to pay to take care of the mulch that is going in the flowerbed of the front yard, and the grass, and the flowers….

And insurance…. hes basically not paying for the insurance on the home, because the homeowners association pays for it.

 
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Little Tikes B.C. Builders Boulder Mountain

14 May

  • Build up the boulders and knock them down again
  • Drop boulders into the volcano and they roll out the waterfall
  • Fully articulated 9″ Tyrannosaurus Rex figure
  • Poseable “cave dude,” lift-and-pour shovel, driver’s seat, 9 mountain pieces and 4 boulders
  • For ages 3 yrs. and up

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It’s powerful prehistoric action! Build up the mountain steps and knock them down with your dino shovel. This playset comes with a fully articulated 9″ T-Rex with wheels in his feet and a soft vinyl body, a driver’s seat on the back of the T-Rex, a lift-and-pour shovel and a “cave dude” figure. Listen as the T-Rex greets the cave dude driver once the driver takes his seat. Set also comes with 11 mountain pieces and 4 boulders. Requires 2 “AA” batteries (not included… Read More >>

 
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Websites where I can see house plans from home builders around minnesota and neighboring states??

13 May

I am going to be moving out in the country and be building a house. We are trying to find websites of construction companies that build houses. Do you know of any good construction companies in minnesota and surrounding states with a website??
Thanks a ton! :)

 

Home Builder’s Guide to Continuous Improvement: Schedule, Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Cost, and Safety

13 May

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Presenting well-known tools and techniques, the Home Builder’s Guide to Continuous Improvement provides important insights and necessary information to reduce cycle time duration and variation in order to improve quality and customer satisfaction and to minimize costs and accidents. Each chapter offers examples based on the author’s personal experience working with builders and trade contractions. Including figures and graphs to enhance the text, this book contains … Read More >>

 
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Home loan from the builders recommended ?

12 May

I am looking at a new home constructions and the builder is D.R.Horton Chicago. They say that if we buy homes from one of there communities and take the home loan from there own financing affliate(DHI Mortgage), then they will give 20-30K off the list price.

I checked with the listing agent and they said approximate rate is 4.75% with them.

1) Is it always good to get a home loan from there recommended mortgage, so we can get the 20-30K OFF the list price ?

2) Lets say if another lender XYZ is giving 4.75% and this same builders lender(DHI) is giving for 4.75% then is it worth going with the DHI as we will be getting the 20-30K OFF the list price of the home we are buying ?

3) Is there any catch in the offer ?

 

NAHB’s Home Builder’s Handbook

11 May

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ALL-IN-ONE HOME BUILDER’S RESOURCE Who better to meet the needs of the home builder than the organization that represents more than 200,000 home builders nationwide? In The NAHB Homebuilder’s Handbook, the NAHB has collected its industry expertise into one comprehensive resource just for your needs. This quick-answer guidebook helps you problem-solve in every area of your business. You get solutions that streamline your work, cut costs, and save you time — in t… Read More >>

 
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Homeowner Manual : A Template for Home Builders 2nd Edition

08 May

Buy Cheap Homeowner Manual : A Template for Home Builders 2nd Edition

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Use this manual to create your own company homeowner manual that explains your contract documents, policies, procedures, and philosophy. By using the text included on computer disk and following the guidelines provided in the text, you provide your customers with an organized, professional, and easy-to-understand homeowner manual. Covers purchasing, financing, selections, construction, orientation, closing, maintenance and warranties…. Read More >>

 
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Builders decorate Model & Inventory homes with Wallpaper in various rooms. If new house settles within 1st yr?

07 May

and after how can u see the cracks under the wallpaper? I’m not waiting a year to paint I will just have to touch-up after the cracks are repaired but I am scared to wallpaper when i move in. ~THANKS~

 
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Buying new construction. If I go thru builder’s realtor should I be able to negotiate on their commision %age

04 May
 
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How do current mortgage rates help new home builders?

02 May

I’d like to buy new construction as a result of the great mortgage rates right now. However, by the time I’d close on my house in December, it could be a totally different ballgame and rates could go through the roof. It seems to me, then, that low mortgage rates only help people refinancing or buying an existing house.

 

How is the Sub prime morgtage crisis affecting the new home builders now?

01 May

I am in the early stages of the build process I already have land and am looking at different house plans. I was approved for one loan for a house that I didnt get because of its size. So now I am going to build. How difficult is it to get a construction loan these days. I have excellent work history and near excellent credit but no down payment I do own the land that the house will be built on and no money is owed on that land.