The Advantages of Buying a Quick Move-In Home
The surest way to have an easy, new-home buying experience? Buy a quick move-in home! The advantages are many — let’s take a look:
Timing
Building from the ground up takes time; even without supply-chain issues (most have been resolved, but some do still exist), it will take several months to build your new home. Sell your existing home or your lease expires before your new home is built, and you have to find some place to live. Move in with family for a short while and you still have to find somewhere to store your belongings. And then there’s all that hassle of having to move twice….
With a home that’s available now, you can move in as soon as you close — which is typically three to four weeks. If your existing home hasn’t sold yet, moving out all of your belongings might help the home show better.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
When you build from the ground up, there are many things to consider and many decisions to make — exterior colors, flooring, outlet placement, thickness of the carpet pad, shelving in the pantry — the choices seem endless. When the home is already built, those decisions have been made for you by professionals. Easy, peasy!
Professional Design
And talking about having a professional make decisions, an available home has choices in paint, flooring, countertops and other design features made by a professional designer. Your home will have a cohesive design that flows easily room by room — no risk of clashing colors if you make a wrong choice. You get professional interior design service without the added cost!
Lock In Your Interest Rate
A way to protect yourself from rising interest rates is to lock in a rate during construction. However, most interest-rate locks are only good for 60 days or less. Even if you are able to find a mortgage company that will allow you to lock in a rate for 90 days, it will likely take longer than that to build a new home. With a home that can be moved into quickly, you’ll be able to lock in your mortgage interest rate and protect yourself from unwelcome increases.
What About the Warranty?
New homes come with generous warranties — and it doesn’t matter if you’re building from the ground up or buying a quick move-in home. With a new Coventry home, you receive a one-year warranty on mechanical systems and workmanship. When it comes to a structural warranty, it’s applicable for 10 years. This is in addition to warranties provided by appliance manufacturers.
Where do you want to live? Coventry Homes builds in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, with a wide selection of move-in ready homes. Select your city, pick your area and see what’s available!