Home Buyer Seminar

I will teach you over 15  MONEY SAVING, HEADACHE PREVENTING, FRUSTRATION DETERRING, NIGHTMARE AVOIDING, PROBLEM PRECLUDING ways to have a successful new home buying experience working with a BUILDER.  You will learn . . .

1.                   3 Reasons Not to Buy an Old House

2.                   4 Truths about Buying a New Home No One Told You

3.                   4 Buyer Types Who Should NOT Buy/Build a New Home

4.                   Key Ingredients of a Quality New Home: 12 Steps to Designing a New Home

5.                   The 5 Types of New Homes

6.                   Money Bombs: How to Avoid Them

7.                   12 Questions to Ask an Architect and 8 Questions to Ask an Inspector

8.                   The Golden Rule of New Home Buying or Building

9.                   17 Questions to Ask Lenders

10.               The 3 Most Critical Times for a Professional Home Inspection During Construction

11.               The 4 Types of Home Sites

12.               18 Questions to Ask About the Land

13.               13 Questions to Ask a Builder & a List of Good Builders & Bad Builders According to Local Home Inspectors!

14.               12 Steps to Designing a New Home

15.                 How Bad Contracts Zap Good Buyers & 16 Clauses in a Good Contract

 

Here's just a sample of the some of the problems people in this area are having with several builders that I personally know about:

 

Roofs, windows, skylights, & foundations that leak when it rains

Water penetration through foundations causing mold, mildew, fungus which has caused respiratory and other health problems requiring new home owners to MOVE OUT of their brand new homes because of health problems!

Mis-sized roof framing placing undue stress on roofs

Wood fireplaces flued and vented improperly causing rapid creosote buildup inside the chimney (a fire hazard!) and smoke backdrafting into the house ruining furnishings.

Toxic and hazardous waste products from abandoned underground storage tanks oozing into back yards

Faulty heating and air conditioning systems – cold rooms in winter and hot rooms in summer.  Systems struggle to maintain even temperature.

Bowed walls and doors that are hung improperly

Cracking ceramic tile and hardwood floors

Walls, ceilings, and attic spaces that weren't insulated

Leaking plumbing and bad electrical systems

Caulk, drywall mud, and ceiling texture used in excess to hide holes, gaps, and just flat-out poor craftsmanship

Floors and stairwells that constantly creak when walked upon

The worst drywall and painting work imaginable

Owners ordered & paid for superior appliances/materials but builder installed inferior appliances/materials.

Holes in the exterior brick and siding that allow pests (mice and rats) and the weather to enter the home

Brick fronts that have been replaced 2, even 3 times.

Bowed, out-of-square walls and floors that are not level.

Water entering through cracks in the concrete foundation walls.

Reversed hot and cold running water spigots.

Standing water in the yards & endless amounts of mud even after light rain.

Complete master bathrooms that have been replaced 2 times.

Improperly framed interior and exterior doors.

Sump pumps that weren't installed during the construction process.  Reasons why you need a sump pump backup system!

Siding and shutters that were installed mismatched & that won’t stay attached to house.

Exterior stairs and sidewalks that continue to crack and change color.

Overuse of ceiling texture to hide holes and water damage.

Numerous windows improperly installed allowing air to penetrate.

Improperly framed staircases and floors that constantly creak.

Expensive Jacuzzi tubs that weren't installed properly.

Leaking gas meters.

Defective electrical and cable service.

Toxic, harmful waste substances found in owners’ yards & soil.