| There are a couple of things that you need to know about the inventory homes: 1. The project superintendents rob from Peter to pay Paul, meaning that when the pressure is on to close on one house and they are missing a door frame or moulding, or a cabinet, etc... they steal it from the inventory house and install it in the home they are pushing to close. As a result, parts of inventory homes are constantly being stripped out and then replaced back in. The longer an inventory home is on the market, the more replacement parts have been taken in and out of it. Door frames are going up and down, moulding come off and on, lighting going in and out, facets, sinks, interior doors, cabinets, etc. And this is very, very common. So common in fact, that Long Lake's Sales Manager told me that he now has a new digital camera to photographically inventory the inventory homes as an attempt to control the project superintendents. Bottom line: when you're getting an inventory home, keep in mind that the parts of the house may have been installed, stripped, and re-installed multiple times. 2. Long Lake can sometimes have some inventory homes that are 1-2 years old or more. If you're considering purchasing an inventory home, you should check to see the year the home was built before you buy. That way for example, you know that when you purchase it, the roof is already 2 years old. This is more common than you might think. We have a couple of neighbors who have just recently purchased their "new" homes. They were not to pleased to find out that the homes were 2 years old, the roof is 2 years old, etc...... Here's how you can find out the age of Long Lake's inventory homes: 1. Use the Internet and pull up www.hcad.org 2. Under "Owner Name" type either "Woodmere Dev" or "Long Lake" or "Marwood Land"; or type in the exact address of the home you are considering for purchase (example: 123 Ocean Way Dr). 3. The website will return results for you. 4. Click on the Account Number on the far left side that matches to the property you are considering for purchase. 5. The website will return the detail property information and tax rates. 6. Scroll down to the area titled "Building" and look for the "Year Built" number. That will tell you the year that the home was built. Has this information proved helpful to you? If so, please show your financial support by visiting our Google advertisers and sponsors. Your clicks to their links help to keep this website up and running to provide this information free to everyone. Thanks for your support. |
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