| SCOTT YAHNKE |
|
|
| CBSHOME Real Estate |
*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 you can
have a Realtor®
representing
your interests &
have the
Builder
pay for these
services?
*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 always
is going to cost
more
to build green."
2. Looking at a spec or model home &
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).
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.
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 big-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!
About Scott
-
Affiliations: National Association of
Home Builders (NAHB); Nebraska State
Home
Builders Association (NSHBA);
Metropolitan Omaha Builders Association
(MOBA)
& MOBA's Green Building
Council; U. S. Green Building Council
(USGBC); Green Omaha Coalition
(GOC); Sierra
Club; Rails to Trails
Conservancy
- 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"
- Believes in a better way of using
resources for home building, "from the
inside out & the ground up, the first
time," to increase homes' sustainability
& energy efficiency
- Not attached
to any builder in order to
represent your interests!
•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, not the Builder. 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.•
