Sunday, September 30, 2007

Affordable New Houses

The single most important purchase that you will ever make is your house.
While making a solid investment is ideal there are many affordable new homes
on the market today. You can consider different housing options that can
offer surprisingly low monthly home mortgage payments that are quite
manageable.

Many people believe that affordable new homes don’t really exist. However,
you may be surprised to discover that you may be better off buying new
rather than renovating an existing structure. With a little planning and
forethought you may find that you can even build your house from the
foundation up for relatively little money.

While the dream of building a house is prominent for some others find that
they just want to find affordable new homes that are in move-in condition.
There are many things that can go wrong during a new house construction
project and there is also a matter of time as well. Many are unable to
afford to pay for construction and monthly rent payments while waiting for
the project to be finished.

There are brand new houses on the market that are made of quality material
and are ready for the occupants to move right in. You may be surprised to
discover the many options available to potential homeowners who are in the
market for affordable new houses. Don’t think that you have to buy an older
house to be able to meet your monthly mortgage payment obligations.

In some cases an older house can cost you a fortune in updates and repairs.
You may find that your mortgage is affordable but you may also find that you
have to come up with a lot of money for renovations and updates especially
in the kitchen and bath. The repairs can add up very quickly and you could
wind up spending a lot more than you anticipated.

My husband and I thought that the only affordable houses on the market were
older handyman specials and we limited our search to those types of
structures. We were surprised to discover that renovating most of these
houses would cost more than buying a newer house. We decided to extend our
search into affordable new houses and were thrilled with the results.

After figuring how much it would cost to update the old houses we opted to
buy new. In no time at all we found ourselves in a lovely house that cost a
bit more than older homes we browsed. The affordable new homes were in
perfectly updated condition and they offered so much more for the money.

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