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JK61310
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Member since 8/10 91 total posts
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Me
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New Construction
Now that we are considering a new construction home - what are some questions you would ask during the process? So far we covered the town, school district, approximate taxes, lot size, estimated completion date, estimated pricing, the land itself (ie: flat, etc), location. What else would we need to know? TIA!
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Posted 5/13/11 2:57 PM  |
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GoldenRod
10 years on LIF!
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Shawn
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Re: New Construction
Are you using one of their pre-made plans, or having an architect make up plans from scratch? If you are using pre-made plans, can you make changes? How many, and how much will it cost?
Are they doing just the house, or the driveway, walkways, planting trees, etc?
Can you get solar panels installed during the construction?.... 
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| Posted 5/16/11 9:39 AM |
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jlk51496
Mom of 3 - YIKES! =)
Member since 10/09 6758 total posts
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Katie
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Re: New Construction
be careful of the taxes...
ours were assessed and reassessed and reassessed and are nothing what they predicted when we bought our house! 
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| Posted 5/16/11 11:16 AM |
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JK61310
LIF Infant
Member since 8/10 91 total posts
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Re: New Construction
Thank you both for the info!
JLK - At what point in the process were your taxes assessed? This is one thing we are most worried about - they are giving us an estimate right now and we checked the neighborhood and taxes are comparable to what they told us - but we're still nervous about that!
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| Posted 5/16/11 11:17 AM |
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jlk51496
Mom of 3 - YIKES! =)
Member since 10/09 6758 total posts
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Katie
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Re: New Construction
It took almost 3 years to max out at what it is now! Dont go by the houses around you..I pay more than EVERYONE on our block! SUCKS..way too much for a 50x100 plot...
MY DH feels we should oay less..like a tax break for having the latest updated/energy conservation type stuff...but NOTHING!!!
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| Posted 5/16/11 11:26 AM |
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JK61310
LIF Infant
Member since 8/10 91 total posts
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Re: New Construction
Wow - that's scary! But I wonder if there is any way to find that out beforehand? Seems like there's not much you could do about it? Our lot is 85x200 - I'm scared to find out how much!!
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| Posted 5/16/11 11:27 AM |
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Re: New Construction
Hello, congratulations on your new home! I am a LIF Vendor and my firm specializes in Residential Architecture. I would love to speak further with you about your project.
My office number is 631-874-2925 and my email is [email protected]. I would love to offer you a free initial consultation to see if my firm would be a good match for your project.
I look forward to hearing from you....Talk soon!
Keri Kazel, Architect P.C.
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| Posted 6/9/11 10:50 PM |
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