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. . When building a house or purchasing a home from a builder, the new owner often has several more decisions to make and tasks to accomplish. First of all, the outside of the house may be very bare. For example, most newly completed homes do not come with established lawns. Should the new owners buy and install the sod themselves, pay the sod company to install it, or attempt to plant the grass? In addition to the lawn, shrubbery and trees may need to be chosen and planted. Thirdly, most homeowners today want some type of fence which often does not come with a new house. They must decide on a chain link or privacy fence and determine who will install it. Another area to consider is inside the house. The new homeowner may be responsible for choosing, purchasing, and hanging the curtains, draperies, or mini blinds. Other small tasks will certainly come up such as finding a shower curtain to match the colors in the bathroom. Although filling out the mortgage papers and signing the title agreements may seem like the final steps in purchasing a new home, the tasks and decisions will continue for some time.
Notice the transitions used which help make the examples stand out and the paragraph flow smoothly: first of all, for example, in addition to the lawn, another area to consider, and other small tasks.Next
