KyleS
Screenwriter
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- Jul 24, 2000
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So we just sold our Home in Oregon and we are looking to get a new house in Southern Indiana now. Currently we are living in a 2 bedroom townhouse and its driving us nuts since we dont have any free space. We found a new house that was just built and are looking to make an offer on it but we dont like the deal the builder is giving.
His offer is 154K and we get $900 towards kitchen appliances and $22 per Sq YARD for flooring of our choice. The Builder is well known and does great work but the allowances he is giving are laughable to say the least. We looked at appliances and figure around $1300-1400 would get us what we are looking at for a Microwave with Hood, Dishwasher, & Range.
The flooring is where he is WAY off IMO. And that price is for US to have it installed not him doing it. Its a really nice house for the area and I am not going to be putting in crappy floors to ruin the Value. From what I can find most of the other builders in our area are giving $15 per sq ft not Yard.
What is the best way to approach the Builder on a deal for the house? Offer him a lot less and cover the items on our own? (Not our first choice since that would be about 6K or more out of our pockets and the items would be staying with the house when we sell.
Low ball him and then let him know we will increase the price to compensate for the real price of the items going into the house?
OR ?
KyleS
His offer is 154K and we get $900 towards kitchen appliances and $22 per Sq YARD for flooring of our choice. The Builder is well known and does great work but the allowances he is giving are laughable to say the least. We looked at appliances and figure around $1300-1400 would get us what we are looking at for a Microwave with Hood, Dishwasher, & Range.
The flooring is where he is WAY off IMO. And that price is for US to have it installed not him doing it. Its a really nice house for the area and I am not going to be putting in crappy floors to ruin the Value. From what I can find most of the other builders in our area are giving $15 per sq ft not Yard.
What is the best way to approach the Builder on a deal for the house? Offer him a lot less and cover the items on our own? (Not our first choice since that would be about 6K or more out of our pockets and the items would be staying with the house when we sell.
Low ball him and then let him know we will increase the price to compensate for the real price of the items going into the house?
OR ?
KyleS