building a house (buying new Constr.)

[newracer]

After the house is done and you close there are still costs a lot of people do not plan for; landscaping, window coverings, appliances that were not included, to name a few.

[fly boy]

After the house is done and you close there are still costs a lot of people do not plan for; landscaping, window coverings, appliances that were not included, to name a few.

Very good point! We have asked some of the questions and our appliances are going to be included in the build, we would have limited selection of color of carpet/hardwoods/granite etc. but a fence for a backyard would be extra, not included in the "house sell" but could hire them at the time of build to put in a fence at the same time.

Updated first post. We decide to take the leap and build! Now keep up the good ideas that I will need to be concerned with as we negotiate the next few days.

[xjtwo]

Very good point! We have asked some of the questions and our appliances are going to be included in the build, we would have limited selection of color of carpet/hardwoods/granite etc. but a fence for a backyard would be extra, not included in the "house sell" but could hire them at the time of build to put in a fence at the same time.

Updated first post. We decide to take the leap and build! Now keep up the good ideas that I will need to be concerned with as we negotiate the next few days.

Make sure you look at the allowances for appliances, carpet, granite, hardwoods etc....
Not sure if you've looked at appliances lately but you can go down a rabbit hole quickly.

All solid advice in this thread....wish I had this when we started building.

Also, I would go look at some of the builders previous builds or new construction.