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Buying a Pre-Built Home vs Constructing One Yourself: What Are the Key Advantages of Each?

  • Perla Irish
  • September 25, 2020
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  1. A Pre-Built Home is Available Immediately After the Sale
  2. A New Construction Offers All the Features the Buyer Wants
  3. You Could Get a Pre-Built Home Cheaper
  4. New Homes Don’t Have Existing Problems
  5. You Could Get a Mortgage With Renovation Allowance With An Existing Home

Real estate buyers invest in a home for themselves and their family. When choosing between a new home and an existing property, the buyer must review all the important elements of each decision.

Creating a checklist of expectations helps the buyer compare the properties and choose the property that most meets all their demands and accommodates their family.

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Buying a Pre-Built Home vs Constructing One Yourself: What Are the Key Advantages of Each?

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A Pre-Built Home is Available Immediately After the Sale

Existing property is available according to the details in the closing documents. Under most circumstances, the seller has a period of only 30 days after the closing to vacate the property.

Typically, sellers have moved out of the residential property while it is on the market. It’s easier for staging and setting up the property for prospective buyers. Home buyers can review the closing procedures with a little help from Usaj Realty today.

A New Construction Offers All the Features the Buyer Wants

A new home gives the buyer a chance to choose all the features they want and change the floor plan. The buyer can choose the design they want for the property after they choose the lot.

Contractors customize homes every day to make the buyers happy with the finished product. Home buyers add extra features to existing plans or get the help of an architect. Unlike an existing home, the buyer makes all decisions about the property in the beginning.

You Could Get a Pre-Built Home Cheaper

Since the existing home has sustained some depreciation in value, the property prices are lower than a brand-new home. Homeowners with a more limited budget could get a better deal on an existing home than a new construction.

If their credit ratings aren’t perfect, lenders are more likely to extend a mortgage to the buyer for an older property. This could prove highly beneficial for a low-income family that wants to realize the dream of homeownership.

New Homes Don’t Have Existing Problems

Property inspections for a new home are less complicated than they are for existing homes. Older homes require a more extensive inspection to determine if there are any issues that could depreciate the value of the property and cause extra upfront costs for the buyer.

With new homes, the contractors must schedule several inspections throughout the construction. When buying a new home, the inspection won’t take as long, and most of the information is available through the building inspector.

You Could Get a Mortgage With Renovation Allowance With An Existing Home

Buyers can choose an existing property and renovate it to meet their expectations. An FHA mortgage comes with renovation allowance that gives the buyer the extra money to change the home design.

Getting a preapproval for the mortgage helps the buyer determine if they quality for the FHA mortgage. Once they know how much they can get for renovation allowance, the buyer can determine if buying an existing home is the better choice.

Home buyers review their options when buying a residential property and setting up a home. They have the choice to buy a brand-new construction or an existing home. What the buyer wants defines what option is best suited for their demands. Comparing each option based on pros and cons helps the buyer make the right choice for them and their family.

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