Buy a To-Be-Built Home

Most people that buy new construction buy a to-be-built home; meaning, they select the lot and customize the options of their new home. A to-be-built home takes, on average, between 4-6 months to complete. For townhouses, about half of buyers buy a to-be-built home. The other half buy a spec townhouse.

Buy a Spec Home

Sometimes builders have spec homes for sale. A spec home is a home that a builder has already completed. For popular floor plans, builders, anticipating demand, often pre-build homes with the most commonly requested upgrades. Also, sometimes, a builder starts building a home for a buyer but the sale falls through. When that happens, the builder completes the home and offers it for sale as complete. In Snowden Bridge, most spec homes are townhouses.

Buy a Pre-Owned Townhouse

If it doesn’t make a difference to you whether you are the first to live in the townhouse, or whether it has been lived in before, a pre-owned townhouse is usually a good deal. More often than not, pre-owned townhouses can be a better deal than building a new townhouse or buying a spec townhouse.

Buy a Pre-Owned Single Family Home

About half of the pre-owned homes sold each year are single family detached homes. If it doesn’t make a difference to you whether your next home is new construction or not, or if you can’t wait 4-6 months for a new home to be built, then, pre-owned is the way to go. If the home was built more than 3-4 years ago, it may be a  much better deal than building a new home. If the home was built more recently, it will likely be priced fairly close to new construction.

Work With Theo

Many people think that buying a new construction home is like buying a new car: you go to the sales person and order one. Unfortunately, a new home is much more complicated than that. To buy new construction, you can certainly go to the builder’s sales rep, or you can hire a Realtor to represent you. If you hire me, there is a 95% chance that you’ll be better off than going straight to the builder reps or hiring another Realtor. Here are some of the reasons why:

1. I live in Snowden Bridge and have knowledge of both the history and the future plans of the development.
2. I visit builder sales offices regularly. I see and hear things that buyers, or other Realtors, are not aware of.
3. I know how builder sales are tracking. Builders won’t share that info with buyers and other Realtors don’t have access to that information.
4. I am familiar with the construction quality of each builder and have a pretty good idea what to look for.
5. Builder sales reps work for the builder. Their job is to sell you a home. I work for you, the buyer. My job is to make sure you don’t buy anything you don’t love.
6. Hiring me does not cost you anything, and you won’t save anything by going directly to the builder.
7. When you hire me to help you buy a home you get benefits not offered by builders or other Realtors.
8. I don’t just help you with the process of buying a home. I help even after you move into your new home, with warranty inspections, etc.

Buy from the Builders' Sales People

There are 2 builders in Snowden Bridge: Brookfield Residential and Integrity Homes. Each of the builders has a model home that is open to the public. Each builder’s sales manager works out of that builder’s model home. Home buyers can visit each builder’s model, see all floor plans offered, and price a house with the help of the builder sales manager.

Please keep in mind that, if you visit a builder model without a Realtor, unless you tell them that you are working with a Realtor, they may not let a Realtor assist you later.

Builder sales managers work for the builder. While all sales managers in Snowden Bridge are nice, their job is to sell you a home. It’s not their job to tell you the negatives of a location, or other things that may matter to you.

Work With Theo

Buying a pre-owned home in Snowden Bridge is no different than buying a pre-owned home elsewhere. And while any Realtor can help you, there are significant benefits in having me as your Realtor.

1. I live in Snowden Bridge and know what’s happening around the neighborhood every day.
2. Sometimes I hear about homes before they hit the market.
3. I’ve seen many homes in Snowden Bridge. I can compare the condition of a home you are interested in with other homes.
4. I keep track of the neighborhood sales history and can tell you if a house is a good deal or overpriced.
5. Hiring me does not cost you anything!
6. I have been trained as a lawyer. I know the real estate sales contract better than 99% of Realtors. There have been situations where, because I knew the contract better than the other agents, I saved my clients thousands of dollars (one day I’ll tell you about it!)
7. I can recommend home inspectors that are familiar with Snowden Bridge and have inspected other homes in the neighborhood.
8. When you hire me to help you buy a home you get benefits not offered by other Realtors (or builders).
9. I don’t just help you buy a house. I’ll be your resource even after you move into your new home.
10. I really want to help you make a good purchase. If you ever have to sell your house, I want you to be happy so that you call me to list it.

Hire Another Agent

You can hire any Realtor you’d like to help you buy a pre-owned home in Snowden Bridge. If you decide to work with a Realtor other than me, make sure that they are a full-time Realtor and that they have many years of experience.

If the Realtor you hire is familiar with Snowden Bridge and if they have sold homes in Snowden Bridge before, that’s even better.

If you are also considering new construction, it is important that your Realtor has strong experience with new construction homes and, ideally, with new construction in Snowden Bridge.

Also, your Realtor should be able to advise you on financing and, along with a loan officer, guide you through the loan qualification process.