How To Find A Good New Home Builder
By Greg Vanden Berge
Looking for a good home builder or contractor, isn't an
exact science, but hopefully, by the time you're done reading this
article, you will at least have a better idea, what you will be looking
for. Let's get started.
As a general contractor, the most important thing that I would be
looking for any new home builder, would be experience. You can't
sacrifice price for experience.
If you're looking for the cheapest contractor, there's a good chance
that this person will be lacking experience in home building knowledge.
How long has this person been in business? Just because you're new home
builder has only been in business for five years, doesn't mean that he
isn't capable of building your home. The same holds true for someone who
has been in business for 30 years. Just make sure that these people have
actually built homes in the past.
What is their attitude like? This is the second most important thing and
I tend to focus on this more than experience, sometimes. If you don't
get along with the person, you're not going to have a pleasant
homebuilding experience. If you think that there lying to you, scammers
or generally don't feel comfortable with them, but they seem to have the
most experience and build more homes in your area than anyone else. I
wouldn't think twice about getting rid of them and finding someone else.
Last but not least, you should contact some of the people that they have
worked for in the past. Talking to past clients, is going to play an
important role in making your final decision. You need to find out, if
these homebuilders, treated their clients fairly and were they generally
happy with the overall outcome and performance, not only of the
homebuilder, but each one of his subcontractors.
I would recommend writing out a list of questions and offering your new
home builders past clients a free meal. Offer to take them out to
dinner, lunch or breakfast, this way you will have their undivided
attention and get the low down on your potential future home builder, it
could be the best money that you ever spent.
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