Getting your player ready...
“People come in here not believing they can buy a home,” says Oakwood Sales Rep Chris Kennedy at Green Valley Ranch, who’s watched 28 families do exactly that in the past 40 days. “They’re shocked that they can often buy for less than it costs them to rent, and they’re shocked they can buy a new home for less than an old one.” One of those buying couples, Kennedy says, was playing golf at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, only to be sidetracked by a billboard reading “Monthly payments starting at $860.” “They walked in still wearing their golf gear,” he adds. “They said, ‘This is too good to be true.'”
Kennedy and Jeff Friant will serve you and your family ice cream today (noon-2); and will introduce you to a rep from Oakwood’s Home Buyers Club – experts in working with income and credit issues (they work with around 50% of Oakwood buyers in qualifying, sometimes clearing the way to a contract in as few as 30 days). Of course, you’ll get to tour Oakwood’s New Beginnings and Carson Series models priced from as low as $134,000…including a 3-bedroom “Emory” with oversized 2-car garage, 1,390 square feet finished, from $150,000.
You can also visit a few homes that can deliver right away, including a “Sheridan” 2-bedroom design that has a large patio, AC, granite tops, hardwood floors and upgraded appliances including washer and dryer…$154,192; or a “Turner,” 1,667 feet with three bedrooms with full basement, on a lot backing to open space, at $204,552. All of Oakwood’s homes have Energy Star design that allows the builder to guarantee the energy bills on your home for the first two years of ownership. “That not only represents a big savings in monthly expenses, but makes it possible for Oakwood’s lender to offer you a better rate because of decreased risk,” says Oakwood’s Alisa Poncher.
Of course, you can see Green Valley Ranch Golf Club (Oakwood buyers use the driving range for free) and Oakwood’s collections of larger Parkwood and Geneva Square homes nearby. Five of those have sold in the past three weeks – indicator of an emerging move-up market. Meanwhile, Green Valley Ranch homeowners pay absolutely no HOA dues.
And if you’re looking at the Golf Club as a retirement destination, be sure to sign up for VIP information on Fairway Villas at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club, Oakwood’s active adult enclave now in planning, either today on site or at HomesPeopleLove.com. To reach New Beginnings from Pena Blvd (DIA freeway) head east on 48th/Green Valley Ranch Blvd. 1.5 mile, past Tower to Ceylon.
If you go…
WHERE: New Beginnings/Carson single-family models by Oakwood Homes at Green Valley Ranch, 3-bedroom plan with attached garage with super-low monthly payment; Haagen-Dazs ice cream cups today. Green Valley Ranch, Denver; east from Pena Blvd on 48th/Green Valley Ranch Blvd past Tower, 3 blks to Ceylon, right.
PRICE: New Beginnings from $134,000, 3-bed Emery from $150,000
WHEN: Today & Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; ice cream today noon-2
PHONE: 303-486-8722
WEB: HomesPeopleLove.com
Mark Samuelson is president of Samuelson & Associates, a homebuilding/real estate communications firm. You can e-mail him at mark@samuelsonassoc.com.
