\u2013 Prior to closing, you and the builder will perform an inspection and formulate a final punch list. Make sure you or someone you trust is there for the final inspection. The punch list is divided into two major components: reasonable flaws and unreasonable flaws. Unreasonable flaws must be identified and repaired prior to closing. Reasonable flaws are those flaws that occur that are not deemed as substantive or contrary to various building codes. Occasionally, these flaws can result in credits to the homeowner. In any case, to protect your home and investment, take the time to develop a thorough punch list with every flaw identified and discussed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nBuilding a new home is hard work. That hard work is multiplied when building overseas. But, if you follow these tips, you will not only enjoy your home, but you will have a solid investment for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Building a new home is a task filled with hopes and dreams that requires the homeowner to be engaged, available, and proactive. This seems extremely difficult when you\u2019re building a home overseas and cannot always be present. If you commit to build, you will have countless decisions to make – both large and small. Prudent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":308,"featured_media":5390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[14106,5143,16716,16717,16719,5366,9227,16721,16714,16724,16725,2149,16726,2544,4310,16718,16715,16722,16720,16723],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Nicaragua_House_For_sale_Pool.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/308"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8930"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31399,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8930\/revisions\/31399"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8930"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=8930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}