The work, up close
Felix Rhodes builds the comparison Naperville move-up buyers usually never see: what a standing house costs now against what a build slot costs once the months and the rate are counted.
Finished inventory or a build slot is the real decision, and most Naperville move-up buyers are handed a brochure instead of a comparison. Felix builds the comparison. What the standing house costs today against what the build costs by the time it is finished, including the eleven months of a rate you cannot see yet and a rent you can.
A framework for move-up buyers weighing a finished house against a new build, based on total cost rather than list price alone.
Read the article →Questions to ask before signing for new construction, focused on the carrying costs that build up between contract and move-in.
Read the article →An explanation of why comparing a standing home to new construction requires more than comparing sticker prices, aimed at move-up buyers.
Read the article →Before comparing a build slot to standing inventory, it helps to know where your current home stands. Felix can put together that number as part of the same conversation.
Standing house or build slot, the totals are different once time and rate are counted in. Felix Rhodes will walk through both with you before you decide.