Nowadays, home buyers can obtain vast information online, including seeing photos, viewing 360-degree tours and other features of all listed Powder Springs GA new homes. Researching data and compiling desired properties to visit are made convenient with user friendly features.

Example:
$200,000 new home
X .40 = $80,000 assessed value
/ 1000 = 80
X 38.25 mills = $3,060 annual tax

Home buyers may qualify for homestead and other exemptions, too, which should lower one‘s tax bill. If so, Cobb county’s homestead exemption equals $10,000.

Example:
$200,000 new home
X .40 = $80,000 assessed value
- $10,000 (homestead exemption) = $70,000
/ 1000 = 70
X 38.25 mills = $2,677.50 annual tax

Finally, if home buyers buy new homes in the city limits of Powder Springs Georgia, then there are additional property taxes imposed by the city.

* Note: this is general information and these are estimates only, not actual Powder Springs GA tax liabilities. There may be variations to actual computations.

Disclaimer: This new homes and real estate blog post is intended to be informational reading only, not legal advice. Each real estate transaction is unique unto itself, so this content may or may not apply. Hence, you may not copy, use and/or redistribute this real estate information about new homes, tips and/or ideas without prior expressed consent from the author. All Rights Reserved 

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Seeking out photos and touring Douglasville Georgia new homes is conveniently accessible by clicking on the link. Home buyers can seek to find floor plans, descriptions and prices when available. Afterward, actually visiting new homes for comparison purposes may be a part of the process.

If home buyers are visiting new homes in Douglasville, Georgia built with brick exteriors, they will likely notice some plastic tubes within the mortar sticking out in several locations. These tubes can be flush with the brick or extend out about an inch. One might assume these less-than-sightly obtrusions are defects that need correcting; however, they are very functional, insomuch as they allow moisture to drip out from behind the brick that would otherwise be trapped. These plastic tubes are properly, and appropriately, called weep holes. Since moisture seeps into the brick because it is a porous product, the installation of weep holes allows for an escape. Also, they allow the brick to breathe; the inflowing air through the weep holes allows the backside of the brick to dry.

Pretty smart, uh? Not so fast. If these new homes in Douglasville, Georgia were built without good supervision, then the bricklayers quite possibly could have clogged the weep holes with mortar during installation. That would defeat their purpose.

The aforementioned is just one example that can expose the need for proper guidance during the new home buying process. There are many things about a new home purchase that are not commonly known, so guidance by wisdom is very beneficial. Home buyers need to inform themselves about buying Douglasville Ga new homes to be certain of what they are getting into.

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Searching, viewing and comparing new homes in Dacula, Georgia is easy by means of a comprehensive online resource. However, before you actually start getting real serious about visiting all the communities and new homes of interest in Dacula, Ga, make sure to do all your homework about the buying process; learn more about the new home inspection process to get you started.

During a transaction with a new home buyer in Dacula, Georgia, we put together a contract to purchase that provided a nice home warranty from the home builder after closing; regrettably, the home builder shut down operations a few days before closing. The home buyer still wanted this particular new home in Dacula GA, so we were able to negotiate a third-party warranty to be provided at closing from the proceeds of the now defunct home builder; this move somewhat mitigated the loss of the original agreed upon warranty.

The point here is that buying new homes can often throw unexpected landmines your way. The more you know in advance about buying new homes in Dacula, Georgia the better off you will be.

Disclaimer: This new homes and real estate blog post is intended to be informational reading only, not legal advice. Each real estate transaction is unique unto itself, so this content may or may not apply. Hence, you may not copy, use and/or redistribute this real estate information about new homes, tips and/or ideas without prior expressed consent from the author. All Rights Reserved 

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As a new home buyer, one should seek out comprehensive information. Viewing new homes in Alpharetta, Georgia is easy by clicking on the link; but, there is much more to the home buying process than searching and looking at photos online. As a past example, the buyers that I was working with were scheduled for closing on their Alpharetta Ga new home. The orientation and home inspection were performed with items that needed attention; one of those items was a crack in the garage floor with a hollow sound detected by a thump test. How does a new home buyer know if that is a problem or not? While most hairline cracks are expected in concrete, a home buyer should be concerned if there is a hollow sound underneath; this could be an indication that there isn’t any packed soil. A suggested method to determine its seriousness would be to hire a geotechnical engineer to test for proper soil compaction.

As the example illustrates, researching and buying new homes in Alpharetta, Georgia is much more involved than simply finding the right new home. There are multiple issues throughout the transaction that a home buyer will be faced with. The resolutions to these issues can have impacting implications long after the purchase has transpired. Through analysis from experience with some of these issues, home buyers of Alpharetta, Ga new homes can have a better grasp of expectations moving through their transactions.

Disclaimer: This new homes and real estate blog post is intended to be informational reading only, not legal advice. Each real estate transaction is unique unto itself, so this content may or may not apply. Hence, you may not copy, use and/or redistribute this real estate information about new homes, tips and/or ideas without prior expressed consent from the author. All Rights Reserved 

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Buying a home? If so, a prospective home buyer should know what to look for and be aware of many things in a real estate transaction; therfore, I want to focus specifically on three (3) potentially defective construction techniques, installations and materials in Georgia: polybutylene plumbing, synthetic stucco and a particular style of wood-resin siding. By their inherent nature and/or poor installations, these products and materials often result in expensive replacements or repairs. If you plan on using a buyer broker, see if this person has experience in such matters.

During the years between 1985 and 1995 (roughly), one of these products, if not all three of them, will mostly likely be found among homes built during this timeframe. Home buyers do not want to incur the cost, nor the future headaches, of replacing such products. Furthermore, the simple fact that a home may have these materials can create a stigma amongst future home buyers if you buy it -- which affects your resale potential. As a tip, don’t confuse hard coat stucco with synthetic stucco (EIFS); although, because they are closely related, hard coat stucco can still be stigmatized by home buyers, too.

It certainly would be beneficial -- and less time-consuming -- if a home buyer can identify these products before entering into a contract to purchase a home. While the findings of a home inspection may afford the home buyer a way out, you would still have lost the cost of an inspection -- and not to mention your time. A buyer broker with such experience should know what to look for and be able to help you in this area to avoid costly mistakes when buying a home.

Disclaimer: This real estate blog post is intended to be informational reading only, not legal advice. Each real estate transaction is unique unto itself, so this content may or may not apply. Hence, you may not copy, use and/or redistribute this real estate information about tips and/or ideas without prior expressed consent from the author. All Rights Reserved 

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When considering a new construction home, negotiating with a home builder is all but certain. How do you go about it? How do you assess market prices within the community? Among other things, these are just a couple of the questions to ponder.

It's important to establish that most new home transactions are different, so there aren't any hard and fast rules when negotiating with a home builder. Henceforth, I will only address working with existing new homes. If you are dealing with a spec home, which is also known as an inventory home, then there very well could be sales data that a licensed buyer agent would have access to; this data details how, and if, the home builder is negotiating with other home buyers -- and it is very valuable information if it's available. It will give you a sense of what you can or cannot expect in terms of real dollars. Once, and if, you armed with this data, then you can construct an offer that reflects how you need these savings, or funds, applied to your specific transaction; emphatically speaking, make sure the offer is conducive to your particular new home and situation, not a general one.

Making a bid based on price and financial terms is only part of the overall equation. A home buyer needs to be concerned with issues after an actual contract is in place. Are any of the incentives (closing costs paid by builder, free upgrades, etc...) tied to using certain service providers, like a certain preferred mortgage company or closing attorney (learn more)? What about home inspection contingencies? Financing contingencies? What person or entity will hold the earnest money (builder deposit)? What about the home warranty? What happens if the builder goes out of business? Who or what entity has control of the HOA (Home Owner's Association)?

As you can see, negotiating with a home builder is a very nuanced transaction that takes real world experience to extrapolate. By obtaining as much information and guidance as possible, you can buy a great new home while minimizing, if not eliminating, many landmines.

Disclaimer: This new homes and real estate blog post is intended to be informational reading only, not legal advice. Each real estate transaction is unique unto itself, so this content may or may not apply. Hence, you may not copy, use and/or redistribute this real estate information about new homes, home builders, tips and/or ideas without prior expressed consent from the author. All Rights Reserved 

Stephen Graham - Associate Broker - Realty Professionals, Inc (770) 491.1494