A dream for many Americans is to be able to build their own home rather than buying one that is already on the market. If you haven’t considered it before, here are some reasons as to why building your home comes with some amazing benefits.
It’s a fresh start. You will be there from the ground up. You will be involved in all the decision making and building a home is your own blank slate in designing and creating a home that fits your wants and needs. You can decide everything from the doorknobs on the bedroom doors to the color of the gutters and siding of the home. This is your chance to build the home of your dreams and to live in a place that nobody has lived in before. That alone is pretty exciting!
It’s customizable. You can customize everything about your home to your own specific needs. When buying an already built home, you may not be able to fit in all of your ideas for your home into its current living space and it may end up costing you more money than you imagined. When building a home, your interior and exterior will be everything you imagined and envisioned without having to make any renovations to get what you want. This home is literally built for you and will fit your way of life, not someone else’s.
It’s energy-efficient. When you build your own home, energy-efficient options can be immediately pursued. Putting in energy-efficient appliances, smart thermostats and even energy-efficient window treatments can end up saving you a lot of money in the long run. When you build new, all of these things are starting from the get-go, instead of having to re-run wiring or installing new appliances that you may have to do in an already existing home.
It’s brand new. And with a brand new house, you can expect to not have to make any big repairs for quite some time. Sometimes, buyers like the idea of lower costing already existing homes, but will they ultimately be saving money in the long run if that house is in need of repairs or renovations? Those things start to add up and the list continues to get longer over the years. With a new home build, you will be able to avoid these costs for quite some time and have more time to enjoy it instead.
It’s more modern. When building a home from scratch, you can design it to fit more modern-day trends and technology. You can implement all the latest and greatest of everything so that come move-in time, it truly is everything you ever wanted. Also not to mention, implementing a more modern home will be great for resale value in the future.
It’s safe. Newly built houses are guaranteed to fit current building codes whereas older houses are only guaranteed to meet these codes when the house was built. You won’t have to worry about any mishaps when it comes to electricity, roofing or faulty structuring. In the end, the finished home will be much safer for you and your family.
Have you been thinking it’s about time to start building your dream home? We have some amazing beautiful lots available in Palmer Hayflats Airpark Community, Sabattis Hill, Palmer’s Rocky Point Subdivision and a handful more of individual stunning lots with amazing privacy and views. We’d love to show you them in person - they are waiting for you and your dreams!