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No plans for this upcoming weekend yet? Del Webb’s Edgewater residents, get ready for Old Times, a play by Nobel Prize-winning playwrite, Harold Pinter. The show has made its way to the Elgin Art Showcase, on 164 Division St, 8th Floor, in downtown Elgin.
This upcoming weekend is your last chance to catch this witty yet haunting play that flirts with the nature of memory, marriage, and friendship. The show begins at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15, and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 16.
Tickets are $15 for the general public, and $12 for students and seniors. Free parking is available in the municipal lot just west of the theatre. Find out more about the show here.
If you have never bought new construction, there are a few helpful tips you should know. First, new construction offers a very nice benefit that previously-owned home buying does not. With a new home, you won’t need to deal with a previous homeowner, one who may have an emotional connection to the residence. This could influence the negotiation and buying process that may not go in your favor. Alternatively, if you build a custom home or purchase a spec home in a developing subdivision the only person you deal with is the builder.
While there are distinctive characteristics between purchasing a previously-owned home and new construction, with either, you still need to get pre-approved and have a clear understanding of your budget. It’s important to account for property taxes, insurance, furniture, window treatments, landscaping costs, and maintenance as these are all apart of your overall budget.
FrontDoor.com offers 5 easy steps to help you in the buying process:
Weigh the pros and cons. Evaluate your lifestyle to ensure that new construction fits your lifestyle. There are 3 main ways to buying a brand-new home: you can purchase a home built on spec, have a semicustom home built as part of the community or have a purely custom home designed to your liking and specification.
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