Home Buliding and Interior Design

In the process of purchasing a home, specifically a new construction, is it standard for the builder/seller to use the money from the down payment for certain requests made by the buyer (such as finishing the basement and attic)? Isn’t it possible that the builder may finish the house, yet fail an insepection, and yet the builder already spent the down payment, therefore making it very difficult to retrieve the down payment?

suppose that the number of new homes built, H, in a city over a period of time, t, is graphed on a rectangular coordinate system where time is on the horizontal axis. Suppose the number of homes built can be modeled by an exponential function, H=p*a^+, where p is the number of new homes built in the year recorded.

Is there any “FREE” programs on this net, so I can kinda play around and design a floor plan for a house?

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Looking for a new washer and dryer. What is the best place for price, delivery, financing, etc., in Orange County, CA? Sears, Best Buy, Home Depot?

I have my Real Estate license in FL and considering applying for a position with Ryland homes…but no one can tell me how their pay structure is. Is it commission based only? What is the average income potential for this position? Is it better to be an independent contractor or work with a home builder? Thanks!

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We’re less than two weeks until closing with no bites on our present home, and it’s becoming less and less likely we will really be able to afford our new house. I guess they would want to keep all the earmest money, but hope we wouldn’t get dragged into court for specific performance.

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Would auctioning my eastern Pennsylvania, urban home be a viable alternative to a traditional realtor (which hasn’t been successful yet)? Are the prices at auction significantly lower than a traditional sale? How are commissions, usually?

I am trying to buy a home. Every time i submit a offer and i am not getting any reply from bank. What should i do? i have preapproved ready and want to buy home ASAP. what is the quickest way to buy home. Short sale, forceulsaure, bank own, etc. please advise me. thank you.

Hi there,

I want to build a small (1000 sq.ft.)home on a TIGHT budget. I just want alot of open space, like a loft, but I’d also like HIGH ceilings, maybe slanted ceilings, plant shelves, inset lights or track lighting, maybe a couple of columns, etc. I’m told that a Type-V home is easy to get plans approved (the home will be in Los Angeles) and approvals can take over a year if the home is complex and the plans needs to be changed several times.

What cool stuff can and can’t be done to Type-V standards? I’ve got a Type-V sheet, but I don’t understand all the technical stuff. I’ll get a builder to do the real plans, but I’ve got to give him a starting point. Feel free to point me to books/web sites, etc., and through in some ideas!

Thanks!!
Hi there,

I want to design my own small (1000 sq.ft.)home on a TIGHT budget. I just want alot of open space, like a loft, but I’d also like HIGH ceilings, maybe slanted ceilings, plant shelves, inset lights or track lighting, maybe a couple of columns, etc. I’m told that a Type-V home is easy to get plans approved (the home will be in Los Angeles) and approvals can take over a year if the home is complex and the plans needs to be changed several times.

What cool stuff can and can’t be done to Type-V standards? I’ve got a Type-V sheet, but I don’t understand all the technical stuff. I’ll get a builder to do the real plans, but I’ve got to give him a starting point. Feel free to point me to books/web sites, etc., and through in some ideas!

Thanks!!

My husband and I are trying to purchase our first home. We have approx. 5 credit cards. We have been pre-qualified for a morgage but, we are wondering if our credit card bills can be paid off with the morgage

I am looking at a new home which is a new construction and some questions:

1) Do i need to have a realtor when dealing with this purchase ?

2) Does it help having a realtor ?

3) Will I have more negotiating power if I have a realtor ?

4) Can I ask myself to lower the price or negotiate myself with the sales rep who is at the sales center ?

we have 18 acers of land in owasso, oklahoma and are ready to start our dream home building. but how do we find contractors?