Whether you have outgrown your current space, your job has you relocating, or you are simply financially ready – buying a new home is an exciting adventure.
But if you are like most, you may think that building a custom home is out of your budget and so scour the daily listings of resale homes, hoping for the perfect place.
You may be surprised that a new home could be within your reach. Is building a new home for you? Here are some classic signs that you are ready to build.
Your New Home – Is it Better to Build?
- If you can’t seem to find the right home in the right neighborhood, it can be frustrating. Whether you need to stay in a certain school district or want to be close to work, you’ve walked through every available home in the area and nothing excites you. Or maybe the opposite is true – you keep finding homes you love, but they are never where you want them to be.You find yourself saying “If I could just pick up THIS home, and put it on THAT lot…” If you wish you could choose the perfect neighborhood and construct the perfect house, building a new home may be in your future.
- Some people may call you picky, but you are simply particular! You know what you like, and you’d like your new home to reflect that. Building a new home is the best way to ensure that your kitchen is perfect and your lanai looks exactly how you dreamed.Yes, you can remodel a home, but the time and expense required to get it “just so” may actually exceed that of building new.
- If you don’t have the stomach for unexpected issues, a resale may not be for you.From appliances dying to plumbing or electrical failing; from an unexpected leak in the roof to a water pipe bursting…although problems can occur no matter the age of the home, they are less likely to manifest in a brand new one.
Besides, if you build a new home with a Sarasota contractor like Lindahl Construction, many of the components will be under warranty for years to come, ensuring that if something should go wrong, the inconvenience should be minimal – and a lot less costly.
- If you are some one who runs the numbers hundreds of times before making a financial decision, try calculating the cost involved with building a new home. You may be pleasantly surprised just how close the numbers may be to buying a resale home – especially if that home is going to require you to update the kitchen or replace all the flooring.By bringing your ideas to a custom home builder, you may begin to see the dream of the perfect home start to materialize within numbers which you can afford.
Plus, an experienced builder can help you to budget your money to ensure that those parts of the home which are most important to you are just right.
If you are thinking about buying or building a new home, first make sure your financial health is sound. Get your credit score up, pay off some debts, and save for a down payment. But when all of these things are in place and you are ready to go – don’t forget to speak with an experienced Sarasota home builder as part of your search process.
You may find that building a new home is the right choice for you and your family.
Lindahl Construction builds quality Sarasota and Longboat Key area homes, and is here to answer any questions you may have regarding building a new home or renovating an old one.