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Featured Two-Story Home Plan – Belmont

This year, we at Fine Lines Homes have so many great new house plans. One of the plans that really excites me is the Belmont. We took our very popular model home in Hazleton, the Manhattan, downsized it by having the Primary Suite on the first floor by eliminating the flex room and office. Having a primary bedroom on the 1st floor is quite a trend these days with all of us “baby boomers”. I love having the primary suite on the first floor simply for convenience. It all depends on what you want. Ask yourself where you’re going to be in twenty years…. Will you be able to climb stairs? Probably. Will you really want to? Probably not! Primary bedrooms on the first floor mold a home to serve its homeowner at all stages of his or her life.

By Fine Line Homes|2021-12-14T09:02:20-05:00July 18th, 2012|New Home Features|

Interior Lighting Options

You can create the desired atmosphere with lighting in your new home. Our standard interior lighting package gives you ample lighting throughout your home. And is available in many different finishes white, brass, bronze and brushed nickel. [...]

By Fine Line Homes|2021-03-24T14:06:04-04:00July 16th, 2012|New Home Features|

New Home Building Allowances…. Buyer Beware!!!!

Hi, my name is Janet and I would like to share a story with you about my daughter and her husband. She and her husband recently began the search for a home to purchase. They fell upon a market home, (a home built by a builder with the intention to sell), with which they fell in love. The home was 80 percent complete and written into the contract were allowances for the remaining items. [...]

By Fine Line Homes|2020-12-03T15:05:58-05:00July 14th, 2012|Building a New Home|

CALL YOUR LENDER BEFORE YOU HOUSE HUNT

It’s not a big secret that in today’s economy, the lending practices of area banks, mortgage brokers and credit unions seem to change or be under review on a monthly basis. Federal rules and regulations change, local lending practices change, underwriting and appraisal practices are subject to what often seem like arbitrary twists and turns.

By Fine Line Homes|2021-03-09T14:47:29-05:00July 13th, 2012|Home Financing|

Housing Provides for Basic Needs

I have been selling Real Estate since the mid-seventies and remember in my training when obtaining my license hearing the statement “there will always be a need for housing since it provides for life’s basic needs”. Basic needs meaning shelter, water and personal hygiene. [...]

By Fine Line Homes|2021-03-23T10:56:20-04:00July 12th, 2012|New Home Buying|

Updating Light Bulbs was a “Bright” Idea

Many continue using incandescent light bulbs, a statement that could be uttered for the last 130 years. It was past due time to replace these heat and energy generating bulbs with bulbs that are much more energy efficient. [...]

By Fine Line Homes|2022-04-20T14:42:06-04:00July 7th, 2012|Home Ownership|

DETERMINE WHAT YOUR HOME IS WORTH

Are you interested in selling your home but not sure what your home is worth? Having an appraisal done will give you that answer. It is important to price your home competitively so that it will sell in a reasonable time period.[...]

By Fine Line Homes|2021-03-16T10:42:41-04:00July 5th, 2012|Home Financing|

New Home Pricing – What is your price per square foot?

One of the most often asked questions is: “what is your price per square foot”? Lenders, appraisers, real estate agents all use the term “price per square foot” but when you build a new home you cannot in all fairness compare homes by that criterion.[...]

By Fine Line Homes|2020-12-03T15:30:19-05:00July 3rd, 2012|Home Financing|

Planning for a Future Finished Basement

You may want to consider some things when building a new home and planning to finished an area in the basement in the future.You may want to consider some things when building a new home and planning to finished an area in the basement in the future.

By Fine Line Homes|2021-04-21T16:25:40-04:00June 30th, 2012|Building a New Home|

Prices of New Homes

I have been a Housing Consultant with Fine Line Homes for many years. I would like to share some insight into “prices” of homes. I do not like to discuss price until two things are discussed first…well actually I don’t like to discuss price much at all. I would much rather talk about a person’s budget. With that in mind, I start to discuss with my prospective buyers what Fine Line Homes will do for them in regards to tangible and intangible items.

By Fine Line Homes|2021-04-21T16:00:53-04:00June 28th, 2012|New Home Buying|