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I have been looking around in new subdivions, and familiar with builders types of homes offered. The agents usually have a few homes currently being built they call 'inventory' homes. These homes on paper have all the upgrades which would cost us more, but they are selling at a 20% discount. I can understand if a home has been on the market already built for some time, and you can't sell, they then lower the listing, but these are homes not yet finished. Anyway I don't understand how they can sell it that much cheaper (i.e. sounds too good to be true). Ex. a home model with upgrades would be selling for 310K (if I had it built new), but an 'inventory' home they have being built now with those optionis is listed for 260K. If the home has the new options, how can they get away with selling it for 260, and how does it differ from me walking in to have them start building a home with options that push it over 310. Thanks in advance
Looking at Lennar project - the home lists for 230K, 3br,3ba,1700sq ft. The home has not been built yet - what do you think is a good price to offer - bec i dont want to take it for 230K - I am thinking 210ish?? What would you offer?
You've done a thorough job of documenting the current situation. It's important for people to understand the reality in order to explore their viable options. It's time we all wake up and realize things have changed. Change requires new approaches.
The only way to lower taxes in reality - PROPOSED: Economic regulative legislation to ease domestic job issues, reduce the deficit and the Social Security shortfall (Pro Jobs Legislation)... In response to solicitations for revenue that generates jobs (e.g. Face the Nation on CBS) here is another source of revenue other than direct taxation we need to use which no one seems to want to talk about, described at http://www.congress.org/soapbox/alert/51246501 and at http://www.rncox.newsvine.com. I've communicated my ideas about this already, re shipping our jobs overseas being at the root of many of our deficit problems. The only way to lower taxes in reality is to increase the overall tax base. GE's recent action reported on CNN (www.cnn.com/caffertyfile), moving their X-Ray business to China, is just another instance of the reason for this proposal. Richard N. Cox 105 Front Street Weirton, WV 26062-4220 eMail: rncox@access995.com (preferred method of contact) LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/11/75/829 <= my professional profile Independent member, WV Senator Manchin's Project Weirton task group (http://www.wtov9.com/news/5484507/detail.html) Web page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycling-and-Power-Facilities-RPFs/347616143827, http://www.rncox.newsvine.com
Ms. Standardi, Tell them we are still trying to get new things in Weirton, such as the plasma gasification tech I'd proposed back in 2003, point them to my web pages. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycling-and-Power-Facilities-RPFs/347616143827, and http://www.rncox.newsvine.com. Weirton has all of the things that made a mill work here, ready access to road, river and rail for moving raw materials in and finished products out, and would be a great place for a refinery making methanol, ethanol and biodiesel out of coal, municipal and industrial waste streams, regardless of the specific technology used. Thank You, Richard N. Cox 105 Front Street Weirton, WV 26062-4220 eMail: rncox@access995.com (preferred method of contact) LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/11/75/829 <= my professional profile Independent member, WV Senator Manchin's Project Weirton task group (http://www.wtov9.com/news/5484507/detail.html) Web page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Recycling-and-Power-Facilities-RPFs/347616143827, http://www.rncox.newsvine.com