Not all new home builders are cut from the same cloth. Like any other profession, there are trained, professional builders as well as those that are inexperienced or unprofessional. Selecting a reputable one is the goal when buying a custom built house. However, hiring a reliable and professional builder isn’t just good for the owner, though. It’s also a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Like it or not, a home’s resale value is always dependent, to some degree, upon its neighboring houses. A community in decline decreases the value of every property in the immediate area. A perfectly maintained house will not sell for its true worth if the neighborhood is unkempt.
Of course, homeowners have little control over how their neighbors keep house. However, choosing a competent construction professional with an adequate level of experience is a way of contributing to the overall quality of your neighborhood. It’s one of the factors that are within your power to control. In fact, here are three reasons why selecting the right new home builder is good for the whole neighborhood:
1) It attracts quality owners to a neighborhood. A neighborhood that is full of properties in disrepair or ones that are downright decrepit doesn’t attract owners who are willing to beautify, let alone maintain a home. An owner that doesn’t care about the quality of his investment is less apt to maintain it well and this fuels a vicious cycle that only attracts more apathetic buyers who continue to make repair and maintenance a low priority.
Hiring a competent new home builder for your custom built house ensures that your home will last longer. Its components will be less prone to deteriorate over the course of time that you live there and are less likely to overwhelm you with repairs you can’t afford. This will allow you to easily avoid having your home just another decaying property in an apathetic neighborhood.
2) You can spend your money on other aspects of your home. The well-built structure of today is considerably more durable than what was considered to be “well-built” a handful of decades ago. Modern codes and green technology have resulted in construction that last longer and need fewer repairs. However, this is only true when your builder knows how to construct a residence that’s “well-built.”
When you hire a competent new home builder, your place will require less upkeep. Major components like the roof won’t have to be replaced as often as with an older residence. This means you’ll have money to put into other areas of your property which will increase its overall value. Adding tasteful landscaping, gardens and other embellishments to your property benefits the entire neighborhood. It will increase your own property’s value as well as your neighbors’.
3) Quality residences attract more people overall to a particular neighborhood. This might sound, initially, like urban densification. Urban densification is a principle often applied to big cities in which space is limited. It works well in land-starved cities, but it’s not a lifestyle that appeals to every homeowner.
Attracting more buyers to a particular area doesn’t mean cramming a lot of houses into a small area. It means maximizing a designated residential area with a full allotment of houses and having all existing ones occupied by owners.
Neighborhoods which are maximized with residences whose owners occupy those residences have distinctive advantages. Such areas are generally safer, have better access to amenities, and have higher and more stable property values. This kind of environment is best nurtured when contemporary, custom built houses are constructed by reputable builders.
Quality houses aren’t just for the wealthy. Buyers of all income levels can have custom built houses that are high quality and which contribute to the betterment of a neighborhood. It all comes down to selecting a new home builder who understands this. Choose a builder who is also committed to a philosophy of improving neighborhoods by creating better houses.
Call on Shea Real Estate & Investment Group, San Diego, CA. for information on custom built homes, new homes for sale and home developments. 858-759-5237
http://www.shea-realestate.com
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