Thanks for visiting my website! Do you wonder if it's possible to save money on a home's ongoing maintenance & energy costs
each & every day it's lived in and be able to prove this added value at the time of resale? Have you dreamed
of having a new home built? If so, then this website will provide you with some essential information.
Click here to find out why building homes greenER is not a "mission to Mars"!
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| SCOTT YAHNKE, REALTOR |
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From the U.S.
Dept. of Energy's website: According to the 2006 Shelton Group's "Energy
Pulse" survey, 86% of Americans would choose a home more energy efficient than another, but
78% were uneducated during the buying process (emphasis added)."
I will work for you to answer these vital questions:
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"Which Builder should I hire to put together my dream home?"
- "As the Buyer,
how do I know that my new home will have real quality, starting from the ground up & the inside out?"
Those are two valid questions facing
anyone who is considering having their next home built in the Omaha area. The fact is, there are many Builders in the Omaha
area, & you would benefit greatly from the knowledge, experience, & skills of a REALTOR® who works for you to achieve your goals.
I provide invaluable service to people who want their
next home built with a high level of sustainability & energy efficiency plus proven, added value at the time
of resale. I can give you my expertise to determine much, much more than simply what your new home
will look like & how many bedrooms, bathrooms, & garage spaces it will have.
I can help you get the home you want−and it will be one that holds up better over time,
conserves energy, and can be marketed for resale with proven, added value.
Keep reading to find out more...
*Do you want a new home built
"just for you"?
*Do you want to spend less money& time on
its maintenance
&
energy costs?
*Do you want a healthier indoor environment
for you & your family?
*Do you know what "greenwashing" is?
*Do you realize that, as the purchaser(s)
of a new home build, you
have the right to have a REALTOR® who
works independently from
the Builder to represent
your interests?
*In the Omaha area, you need to "screen
for green"™ when
choosing a Builder!
People often make these mistakes
when having a new home built or buying a spec:
1. Believing that "it's always
going to cost more to build
green;"
2. Looking at a spec or model home "from the outside in" (instead of the inside out) & assuming
that "it will be great because it
looks great" (hint: while
"models-for-sale" have
strong visual appeal with their finishes,
staging, &
colors, there can be significant
issues of sustainability awaiting purchasers—
"New is nice," BUT...);
3.
Thinking that they themselves are best qualified
to judge a home build's quality of construction;
4. Thinking only in terms of style, bedrooms, bathrooms, garage spaces, etc. & failing to "see" the home's real needs--and costs--over time;
5. Building too much square footage instead of "right-sizing" the home.
6. Thinking that they themselves have to pay for the services of a REALTOR® to represent them
throughout the building process.
With your next home
build, Scott Yahnke, REALTOR® with
CBSHOME Real Estate, can help you to:
→ Add value by incorporating higher
quality, longer-lasting building components.
→ Acquire an energy-efficient home.
→ Create a healthier indoor living environment. → Focus on the family's real
needs instead of "hardboard-box square footage."
→ Add lived-in character to
your new home.
→ Incorporate thermal
mass &
glazing components to your advantage.
→ Save $$$ each
& every day, month,
& year, adding value during ownership & at time of resale!
→ Screen for Green™ with any Builder you are considering, using the
scoring system I've developed.
About Scott
- REALTOR® since 1990
- Affiliations: National Association of
Home Builders (NAHB); Nebraska
State
Home Builders Association (NSHBA);
Metropolitan Omaha Builders Association
(MOBA) & MOBA's Green Building Council;
Green
Omaha Coalition (GOC)
- Lifelong Nebraskan & Omaha resident -
UNL graduate - Completed the USGBC's "LEED Technical
Review for New Construction"class,
the
Nebraska Energy Office's "Green Building
Workshop," & OPPD-sponsored Energy Star seminar
- Believes in a better way of using resources
for home building, "from
the inside out &
the ground up," to increase homes' sustainability
& energy efficiency
- My
goal is to represent your interests; I'm not
attached to any Builder.
•As the Buyer(s) of a new-home build, your wants & needs deserve
representation. This is accomplished by retaining the services of a REALTOR® who
represents you directly. Any reputable Builder will respect you for choosing to have a REALTOR®
working for you throughout the home-building process. The disappointments
that can come later from not having your interests represented can be very costly & very disappointing. Examples
of homes, once new but now only several years old & showing serious deterioration issues, are all over town.•
