| Have you thought about building a new home, but | | | | have to know that if the builder says it will be done |
| you are concerned with how much it will cost? The | | | | by a certain time, then you need to plan on at least |
| cost of a new home that you build can be very | | | | 3 extra months because they are rarely on time. |
| expensive depending on what you want, where you | | | | Third, one of the disadvantages of building a new |
| build it, and who your builder is. There are many | | | | home is that you will not get the full value out of it |
| benefits to building a new home and many | | | | that you pay into it. You may pay $200,000 to have |
| disadvantages. Here are some of the benefits and | | | | a home built that only appraises for $150,000 once it |
| disadvantages for you to think about. | | | | is completed. It takes on the average 10 years for a |
| First, if you build a new home you can get whatever | | | | home to appreciate to the value of what you paid |
| you want, depending on your price range. If you | | | | for it. If you are planning on staying in that home for |
| want an island kitchen with stainless steel sinks, then | | | | 10 years or more, then it might be okay, but if not it |
| you can get it. If you want surround sound built into | | | | will cost you more in the long run. |
| your living room, then it is yours. Whatever you | | | | Last, if you build a home you can pick where you |
| desire that you can afford can be built for you in | | | | want it, how big you want your land, and how you |
| your new home if you build from scratch. | | | | want it positioned on your land. This is the fun part |
| Second, if you build a new home you will have to | | | | because you get to choose whether you buy land in |
| wait for it to be built before you can move in. The | | | | a development or out in the middle of nowhere. You |
| waiting process can be very irritating because you | | | | get to choose whether you have neighbors or not, |
| have already picked it out, you know you are | | | | and you can add a pond, pool, or anything you would |
| moving, but it just has not happened yet. You also | | | | like because it is your land. |