A brand new, move-in ready home is a great choice for anyone who is interested in not only living in a brand new home without all the repair issues of an older home, but also for anyone who doesn’t have time for things like updating their home. Some people love working on their homes, and some just aren’t into that sort of thing. If that’s you, you’re in the right place!

Where Do You Want to Live?

If you’re looking for a move-in ready home in the DFW area, the first thing you’ll want to decide is where you’d like to live. DFW is a huge area spanning two large cities and multiple suburbs. Do some research to decide which of those areas you’d like to be in or near. Remember to take into account school ratings, proximity to your employer (the commute in DFW can get long), and community reviews on sites like Livability, Niche, and AreaVibes.

What Are Your Needs?

What exactly are you looking for in a move-in ready home? For some people it’s a specific number of bedrooms, for some it’s the perfect owner’s suite, and for others it’s community amenities. Decide what it is you absolutely need in a move-in ready home, and look for that. If you’re buying a brand new home, you should go for what you really want!

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Longer days and warming temperatures signal the oh-so-welcome start of spring. But, before you head out to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air, your home could use a little TLC as, even in Texas, winter can take quite a toll on your home.

Where should you start? If you’re a new homeowner, that’s a great question. Here’s a list of the items we recommend completing at the beginning of this new season.

Outside of the Home:

• Service your air conditioner – this is especially important in Texas – and should be completed once a year. Contact a professional and get on their schedule. You don’t want to get well into the dead heat of summer and find yourself without air conditioning.
• Clean windows and screens. Repair or replace screens, if needed.
• Inspect caulking around doors and windows. Touch-up or replace, if needed.
• Inspect the roof visually from the ground for any loose or missing shingles. If repairs are needed, contact a professional.
• Clear debris from gutters and downspouts to prevent any home damage from spring rains. Also, check to ensure downspouts are diverting water away from your house so that water isn’t collecting around your foundation.
• Tune your lawnmower and sharpen blades to prepare for lawn maintenance season.
• Touch-up the overall exterior appearance, focus on the landscape and other lawn maintenance.

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Just what are the benefits and negatives of a townhouse? If you’ve been wondering what are townhomes – meaning, what defines a townhome – and what are the pluses/minuses of buying one, you’re in the right place! Townhouses are wonderful pieces of architecture. They are built two-to-a-structure or all-in-a-row. They provide all of the amenities of a great single family home, usually with less cost and less land upkeep.

Townhouses are Cost Effective

Townhouses have very little overhead in property upkeep. The price of a townhouse is usually cheaper when compared with a single family home. Furthermore, townhouses generally tend to be in nice, up-kept neighborhoods with on-site or nearby amenities.

Townhouses Save on Heating and Cooling Costs

Oftentimes with townhomes, your heating and cooling bills will be smaller than with a regular house. It depends on what position your home is in (whether you’re on the end of a row or you share two sides with other homes), but sharing at least one wall with another home can help keep your temperature-treated air inside your home for longer. There are also no windows along that one (or several) side of your home, which is a natural exit/entrance point for outside hot or cold air and sunshine.

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When shopping for a brand new home, one of the biggest challenges according to our homebuyers is picking a home layout that will work best for their needs. How do you go about picking a home layout? We’ve outlined some of the biggest factors below, to help you make one of the biggest decisions of your new home experience.

Narrow Your Home Search by Size

House hunting can be very overwhelming. With tons of homes to walk through, the experience can be very taxing. However, if you know the right size of home you need, that tedious search can become a lot less stressful.

Finances Matter

With graduation season coming to an end, some of you may want to downsize or just want a fresh start. Whether you’re shelling out a lot of money for your son or daughter’s college or feel you’re just spending too much on a home just too big for you now, finances can be a big deciding factor for some. A great way to start your search is to talk to a mortgage lender who can see your big picture and what size of budget you can afford. They will be able to break things down for you, so you’re not looking in a direction that could be a waste of your time.

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