When you decide to move to Sarasota or her barrier islands you will have a wide variety of housing options. There are plenty of resale homes available, as well as “spec” homes available from builders.
However, many people moving to this beautiful region of South Florida decide to build their very own custom home. If you are considering a new home build, you may be wondering if it is the right choice for you. Here are just a few of the ways that building a new home may be your best value.
Benefits of New Home Construction
Sure, there is charm to an old mid-century home or a weathered beach house along the Gulf – and Sarasota has a lot of them. But choosing new home construction allows for financial benefits, energy efficiencies and lifestyle perks you may not have considered. These are our Top 5 reasons that building a new home may provide you with your very best value.
- Make it Yours From the Start: Real estate agents will tell you – no matter how beautiful the home, new homeowners almost always renovate to their own tastes when they move into the property. By choosing new home construction, you can install your dream kitchen, design those walk-in closets, and add the perfect tile in the bathroom – all waiting for you on closing day. New home builders can include home entertainment options, a hard-wired generator, or any other feature you might otherwise add after moving in. Including everything into one project saves you time, money – and the unexpected headaches that renovating a new home can bring.
- Be Green and Efficient: Newer homes are by definition more energy efficient. From cool roofs which lower your home temperature, to airtight windows and late model A/C units, new homes often provide environmentally friendly features as standard options. Working with a new home builder, you can add solar panels for energy production, skylights for natural illumination, and the latest in insulation product to keep the hot air in the attic. While older homes can always be remodeled and retro-fitted, the most efficient homes are being built new, today.
- Minimize Necessary Maintenance Costs: Moving into any resale home virtually guarantees ongoing repairs and home maintenance costs. Building a new home not only gives you the advantage of “new everything”, but many of the elements of the home will also be under warranty – such as the roof, your appliances, and your air conditioning unit. With proper preventative maintenance and care ,you should be able to stall most repair or emergency maintenance costs for years to come.
- Move into a Safer – and Smarter – Home: Building codes are constantly being updated to reflect new technologies and advancements. All major systems, including your roof, windows, electrical and plumbing will be installed according to today’s more stringent standards, keeping you and your family safer. You can also incorporate smart home technology, capable of monitoring your home with video cameras, or turning the air conditioning up if you are on your way home.
- Landscape your Dream Property: While building your new home, you can also choose the perfect trees, flowers, plants and shrubs to surround your house. Design flower beds, plant shade trees, or construct a fountain or firepit – your ideal backyard oasis will be exactly how you always imagined it.
For years, Lindahl Construction has been Sarasota’s go-to choice for new home construction and quality home remodeling. No matter your vision of the perfect dream home, we will work with you to build it. From Siesta Key to Longboat Key, our expertise has resulted in gorgeous houses which become special homes.