The Risks of Buying a New Home in Cabot Arkansas
Buying a brand new home is always tempting to anyone buying a home. Everything is brand new. Nobody has scuffed the walls, stained the carpet, or dirtied the oven. Many times buyers have the builder build a custom home just how they like it and want it.
New construction homes can be a great deal and fulfill all of the buyers expectations in a home. There are a few important issues to be aware of when you are buying a new home in or around the Cabot Arkansas area. Today I will focus on one and the next couple post will lists the others.
Settling- The soil around the Cabot area is not the best kind of soil to build homes on. Different areas of Lonoke County do have different kinds of soil, but the majority of soil around the Cabot area is clay based. The clay based soil in the area makes foundation problems a factor when building in the Cabot area. Don't get me wrong, there could be foundation problems anywhere a home is built.
That is why I wanted to caution anyone buying a new home that there is a risk to buying a brand new home. You could move in and a couple of months later have tile cracking and doors not shutting. Some of it may be common settling and some of it may be major foundation problems. You do not know, that is the point of this post. If you were to buy a home that was three or four years old there may be an indication of settling problems and you would have an idea of what to expect.
There is a precaution that can be taken. You can be sure that your new home has what is called a 2-10 warranty. That is a warranty the builder pays for to cover items in the house for two years and the foundation for ten years. From my own experiences with 2-10 warranties, it is hard to get them to pay out a claim. It would still be better than nothing.
I am not writing these posts to discourage anyone from buying new construction homes. I am just listing things to be aware of when buying new construction homes. I believe that everyone should know the risks of any investment they make. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. There is an email me link at www.cabot4sale.com
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