Azarian Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I am a first time home buyer, and one of my best friends is an Architect. In college, he convinced me to take an Architectural History course, and to my surprise I was quite interested in the class. It gave me an appreciation for the finer points of buildings that I previously did not have, as well as made sure that my over inflated ego stayed in check by reinforcing the fact that I do not know everything about everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I personally don't know anything about new home construction inside the loop. I believe kjb434 is having a new house built up in the timbergrove area whish is a area I fancy quite a bit. Thats the TC Jester area just north of I-10. He talked about his builder on here somewhwere.I was really very happy with the inspector that I just had help me out with my condo purchase. Here is his info:Better Residential Home Inspections, Inc.Tommy ThompsonPresident, Houston Association of Real Estate Inspectors, Inc. (HAREI)TREC #2714713.882.7460edited: to fix KJB's handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 My suggestion would be to work with an agent and go look at a bunch of different houses and townhouses in the area. I for one would much rather live in a 2-5 year old that someone has already lived in. Remember that when you are looking at new construction you are going to have about $10k minimum to really complete the house. Window coverings come to mind as a very expensive item that usually is not part of a new home (or at a minimum an extra offered by the builder). Plus this is a buyers market right now and there are a lot of inner loop townhouses on the market. You might be able to low ball your way into a deal. If you go that route then you can find out who the builder was and do your due dilligence during the inspection period. Don't be afraid to throw away a few bucks if you do in fact find problems with the house. I ended up dropping two contracts when I bought in this area. It cost me $500 total, but was totally worth it as I found the place I really wanted with no problems (and none since 2 years later). If your heart is stuck on new construction then research the builders in your price range and work a deal from there. There really is a lot of product to choose from in the inner loop. Beware of Perry (I own a Perry) as they have a bad reputation and owning one might hurt re-sale. I have had very few problems with mine and they have been great with the one problem I did have so I am cool with Perry. I might be bitter when I sell it in a few years, but right now it is great. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johncoby Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Do yourself a favor and buy a 5 year old new home!If you have to buy new, read our documents at www.hadd.com. We have a document on how to avoid being nailed by a homebuilder, the abuse of arbitration, and more.I would agree about Perry, and Weekley, and KB, and DRHorton, and Emerald, and just about any new homebuilder.John R. CobarruviasHomeowners Against Deficient Dwellings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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