There are many benefits to purchasing a new home over an existing home.\u00a0 With new construction, you can design your home specifically to your style and taste.\u00a0 You don\u2019t have to deal with someone else\u2019s d\u00e9cor that may not reflect your tastes or fit in with your current furnishings.\u00a0 Also, because it is new construction, you will have peace of mind that all mechanicals are in working order and you won\u2019t be faced with any surprises and costly repairs.\u00a0 So even though you get the mentioned benefits listed above, it is critical that you research the Builder you will use to build your new home.\u00a0 The following is a checklist of items you can research about a Builder before making your purchase.<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0How long have they been in business?\u00a0 Longevity is one thing that can prove stability in a Builder.<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the number of homes that the Builder has built since being in business?\u00a0 It is important to make sure you get the data just for homes that have been built locally.<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What type of warranty program do they offer?\u00a0 Most reputable Builders offer a 10 Year warranty.\u00a0 This will ensure you peace of mind if things go wrong.<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the Builder’s referral rate and repeat buyers rate?\u00a0 This is to show you that buyers are happy with the Builder’s performance and that they would buy again or refer their family and friends to purchase from the Builder.<\/p>\n
Lexington Homes<\/a> tops the charts in the Builders check list.\u00a0\u00a0 We have been in business since 1973 and have built more than 45,000 homes in the Chicagoland area.\u00a0 W<\/a>e offer a 10 year warranty with each of our homes ensuring you peace of mind.\u00a0 Last but certainly not least, we have a 75% referral rate; meaning 75% of our homeowners have referred a friend or family member to Lexington.\u00a0 Lexington Homes<\/a> is a builder you can trust to build your dream home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many benefits to purchasing a new home over…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lexingtonchicago.com\/about\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}