Model Home vs. Your Build: Telling Standard Features from Upgrades

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaA model home is a marketing tool, and almost every model you tour blends the plan's standard features with optional…

New Construction in Paulding County: What Buyers Should Know

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaPaulding County is one of NW Metro Atlanta's most active new construction markets because it still has what closer-in counties…

What Is a Punch List, and Why It Matters at Your Walkthrough

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaA punch list is the written record of every incomplete, damaged, or incorrectly installed item found at your new construction…

Touring Model Homes: How to Read Them and What to Ask

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaA model home is a marketing tool, not a promise of what you get. Almost every model is upgraded well…

New Construction Design Center: Which Upgrades Tend to Hold Value

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaAt the design center, the upgrades that tend to hold their value are the ones you cannot easily change later:…

How Do You Choose the Right Lender for a New Construction Home?

Choosing a lender for a new construction home comes down to comparing complete written offers, not rates you hear in a model home. Get a…

Design Center Strategy: Choosing Upgrades That Hold Their Value

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaThe winning design center strategy fits on an index card: spend at build time on what lives inside walls, floors,…

Spec Home vs. To-Be-Built New Construction: How to Decide

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaA spec home (also called a quick move-in home or inventory home) is a new construction house the builder has…

New Construction Earnest Money and Deposits: How They Work

New Construction · NW Metro AtlantaOn a new construction home, earnest money and deposits work somewhat differently than on a resale purchase. Builders typically require…

New Construction in Cherokee County: Communities to Know

New Construction · Cherokee CountyCherokee County is one of the most active new construction markets in NW Metro Atlanta, with building concentrated in and around…