| Buying a new home is a daunting task in itself. Your | | | | This makes you feel disappointed and cheated in |
| may keep on hunting for ages and still not find | | | | buying a pre-constructed home. Builders are willing to |
| anything that fits into your individual requirements. | | | | extend the facility of allowing you to indulge, but will |
| Whatever you come across can involve a lot of | | | | never do anything that would compromise the entire |
| modifications that can cost you a fortune, in addition | | | | building project. They prefer making pre-construction |
| to the hassles involved in getting things done to your | | | | buying contracts as it saves them a lot in carrying |
| liking. | | | | costs. However, they keep in mind the marketability |
| When you suddenly find an ad that says new | | | | of the property if you happen to back out of the |
| uncompleted houses are up for sale with an option | | | | contract for some reason. |
| that allows homebuyers to select finishes, colors etc, | | | | Therefore, it is advisable that you have an open |
| it seems just the right choice to get the home you | | | | discussion and clear-cut understanding with the |
| had been searching for, for so long. | | | | builders as to what choices you will be allowed to |
| When you get into a purchase contract with the | | | | make before you bind yourself in a pre-construction |
| builder, you are naturally happy that things will now | | | | purchase contract. This will help avoid disappointment |
| be easy for you to have the home finished to your | | | | later and let you maintain a good working relationship |
| individual taste. However, after a few months you | | | | with the builders. Ask for a detailed list of |
| begin to doubt if your move to buy the house was a | | | | specifications related to the finishing also. It should |
| right one. The reason for this may be the nuances in | | | | clearly specify the quality of plumbing, tiles, electrical |
| the contract you missed appreciating properly. Now | | | | items, carpet, linoleum and other fixtures to be |
| when you understood that you had a choice to | | | | provided by the builder. Some builders may have a |
| make a selection of the interior paint colors, you may | | | | provision in the contract that allows you to make a |
| have had different hues of blue/green/ pink in mind | | | | choice to a certain price limitation. There can also be |
| whereas the contract stipulated a choice from among | | | | provisions for upgrades in case you are prepared to |
| just two colors, say bone and Navajo white. When | | | | pay for better quality fixtures than what is standard |
| you check with the builders they say they can do | | | | as per the contract. However, you will usually have |
| what you want only if you make a non-refundable | | | | to pay upfront for the upgrades, as the builder will |
| prepayment for it. This leaves you with no choice but | | | | want to be protected against the extra costs in case |
| to opt for one from whatever they have to offer. | | | | you back out of the contract. |
| Even for the exterior when you pick what you fancy | | | | Since it may not be easy for you to visualize on your |
| you are told by the builders to select something else, | | | | own as to how the house will look after completion, |
| as it does not go along with their project as a whole. | | | | it is best to get the services of an interior decorator |
| After many such rejects you throw up your hands in | | | | when making selections of colors and other items as |
| despair and just let them do what they want. | | | | he/she can offer expert advice on the issue. |