Comments on: How will new houses hold up? http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joe Rogan http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-12898 Joe Rogan Mon, 13 Nov 2006 02:30:24 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-12898 New homes built by scam artists (builders) are all overpriced oversized junk - garbage. They are created with the sole purpose of ripping people off. NEVER EVER buy a house built during a real-estate boom/bubble. That is unless, you yourself are a scammer rip-off artist yourself. If you intend to live there, always buy things built during a recession or forget about it. New homes built by scam artists (builders) are all overpriced oversized junk – garbage. They are created with the sole purpose of ripping people off. NEVER EVER buy a house built during a real-estate boom/bubble. That is unless, you yourself are a scammer rip-off artist yourself. If you intend to live there, always buy things built during a recession or forget about it.

]]> By: MOMM http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-10007 MOMM Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:39:38 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-10007 Great post. My DH and I were just talking about this over the weekend. John Public says it reminds him of a military base - my DH says it's a trailer park for the middle class. Which we boguht into, hook, line and sinker. Great post. My DH and I were just talking about this over the weekend. John Public says it reminds him of a military base – my DH says it’s a trailer park for the middle class. Which we boguht into, hook, line and sinker.

]]> By: Make Love, Not Debt http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9997 Make Love, Not Debt Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:37:11 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-9997 <strong>Carnival of Personal Finance Seventy...</strong> Hello everyone, and welcome to the 70th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. We'd like to especially welcome first time visitors to Make Love, Not Debt. Please take the time to look around and read some of our posts....... Carnival of Personal Finance Seventy…

Hello everyone, and welcome to the 70th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. We’d like to especially welcome first time visitors to Make Love, Not Debt. Please take the time to look around and read some of our posts…….

]]> By: Free Money Finance http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9937 Free Money Finance Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:23:13 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-9937 <strong>Star Money Articles for the Week of Oct. 9...</strong> Here are interesting posts and news this week from the MoneyBlogNetwork members and beyond: Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks you to analyze his homeowner's policy. Consumerism Commentary details his current asset allocation. AllFinancialMatters... Star Money Articles for the Week of Oct. 9…

Here are interesting posts and news this week from the MoneyBlogNetwork members and beyond: Blueprint for Financial Prosperity asks you to analyze his homeowner’s policy. Consumerism Commentary details his current asset allocation. AllFinancialMatters…

]]> By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9726 fivecentnickel.com Thu, 12 Oct 2006 04:07:50 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-9726 We bought new construction a little of four years ago and the quality sucked. But we sold that for a sizable profit and moved into a five year old house (so about a year older than our first house) and it's much better... The big difference is that the guy that owned this house was a builder, and he built it for his family. Our first house was built by a developer just trying to build and sell houses as fast as they could. The nice thing about our previous house was that it was the only floorplan of its type in the subdivision, so at least it was unique. And it was on a great lot. We bought new construction a little of four years ago and the quality sucked. But we sold that for a sizable profit and moved into a five year old house (so about a year older than our first house) and it’s much better… The big difference is that the guy that owned this house was a builder, and he built it for his family. Our first house was built by a developer just trying to build and sell houses as fast as they could. The nice thing about our previous house was that it was the only floorplan of its type in the subdivision, so at least it was unique. And it was on a great lot.

]]> By: John Public http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9676 John Public Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:24:51 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-9676 I agree with savvysaver. Old houses are much better built than the new ones. For one thing, the fact that they are old already means they are well built, as the poorly built ones are long gone. The vast majority of new houses today are junk. My brother in law works for a construction firm as the "cleanup guy". He comes in to take care of issues from final inspection. On some houses the drywallers go right over the outlets to save time. On most houses the moldings are poorly cut/installed. On almost every new home the normal appliances are the absolute cheapest garbage the builder can find. Check the corners too. I have seen new homes where walls are anywhere from 80 to 100 degrees. Then there are the clone subdivisions where the 150+ homes come from 4 or 5 unique designs. Great for the builder but reminds me of a military base. I agree with savvysaver. Old houses are much better built than the new ones. For one thing, the fact that they are old already means they are well built, as the poorly built ones are long gone.

The vast majority of new houses today are junk. My brother in law works for a construction firm as the “cleanup guy”. He comes in to take care of issues from final inspection. On some houses the drywallers go right over the outlets to save time. On most houses the moldings are poorly cut/installed. On almost every new home the normal appliances are the absolute cheapest garbage the builder can find. Check the corners too. I have seen new homes where walls are anywhere from 80 to 100 degrees.

Then there are the clone subdivisions where the 150+ homes come from 4 or 5 unique designs. Great for the builder but reminds me of a military base.

]]> By: savvysaver http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/comment-page-1/#comment-9669 savvysaver Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:31:42 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2006/10/09/how-will-new-houses-hold-up/#comment-9669 I love my old house... solid as can be and beautiful. It's got many amenities that I couldn't have afforded in a new house, including high ceilings, walk-in closets, and solid wood floors throughout. Give me an old house over a new house anyday! I love my old house… solid as can be and beautiful. It’s got many amenities that I couldn’t have afforded in a new house, including high ceilings, walk-in closets, and solid wood floors throughout. Give me an old house over a new house anyday!

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