Kenn Renner's (kennrenner) Blog

As the home is being built, I suggest you visit it during construction. There are always things that are in need of adjustment. Most of the time the superintendent knows about the glitches, sometimes they don’t. My suggestion is to make a list of items you notice that are wrong and give it to you...

Once your financing is moving forward and your design & decorating is completed, the builder will begin the building process. At first, you may not see anything happen on your lot for thirty to forty-five days. This is the time when the builder is finalizing plans, applying for permits, and linin...

Within a few weeks, you will go to the design/decorating center. This is where you will customize your home. From cabinets to flooring and counter tops to light fixtures and on and on. Keep in mind that it is easy to go overboard at the design center. It is easy to spend way more than you should ...

Every major builder has an in-house mortgage company or a list of “preferred lenders” that they will encourage you to work with. There are pros and cons to working with the builder’s lender. For the builder, their in-house lender is another profit center. Mortgage loans made to their home buying ...

The new home purchase process differs from the resale home process. Building a home from scratch will take from four to six months or longer from start to finish. You will also be involved in a lot more decisions about how the home comes together. Building a home can be a lot of fun, but it stret...

On your first visit to a new home, you will arrive at the model home or a model home “park” where there are multiple builders selling new homes. The model homes are usually beautifully decorated and landscaped versions of the builder’s product located on the best and most convenient lots. The mod...

At the end of a building phase or at the ending of development of a neighborhood, builders will often offer close out specials on their remaining inventory. Sometimes they will even take a loss on a home just to be able to “close out” and move their crews & sales agents to the next neighborhood. ...

Neighborhoods are Built in Phases The large production builders build neighborhoods divided into sections called tracts. These tracts are small or large parcels of land that are subdivided and developed. Land developers put in streets and utilities, water and wastewater drainage. The developer ma...

When dealing with builders, it is very important to have your own representation. Even if you do start looking at advertisements, billboards, and builder internet sites – make sure you reserve the right to have professional representation. If you wander into a builder’s model you will meet the bu...

There are good builders and there are ones you want to stay away from. You need to do your homework when buying from a new home builder. You can do research on the internet, check blogs, etc. Better yet, hire your own experienced buyer’s agent who knows builder quality, customer service, and trac...