Planning to buy a house in TX. The house is almost ready to occupy. So, no changes are allowed but builder is willing to negotiate. I hear that builders are willing to negotiate on free upgrades like washer dryer than coming down on price. Or builders will agree to negotiate 20k on price+ free upgrades instead of 30k on price. What upgrades can I ask them? Refrigerator, Washer, dryer Anything else? PS: no trolls please #housing
Check how much of the closing cost they can cover. Also try to negotiate the warranty, my new house came with 1 year all appliances warranty, would have been great if it was 5
They are giving 3% towards closing cost. Appliance warranty is through manufacturer right? How can builder increase it?
Generally builder upgrades are way over priced...but if you have to go that route pick something that would be costly to redo afterwards. Like upgraded wiring or something.... Or cabinets etc
Agreed. The house is almost done. So, they don't do anything with cabinets or wiring unfortunately.
Expory the garage and shelves/paint ? That'd be a pain because probably where you're going to stage the move haha
Window blinds. Automated sprinkler system if not included. 5.1 music system with in wall speakers. Water softener.
Thanks. We like curtains instead of blinds. But never heard of anyone talk about curtains. Is that a thing in US?
Yes, I have curtains, but for show purposes. In any case you can ask them as upgrade. They cost a good 3-4k if you do it yourself later.