Why It’s Worth the Wait for a Custom-Built Home
There are many things to consider when purchasing a new, dream home. One of the main questions is whether you should buy a custom home, where you personalize how you want, or a home with a builder who offers more streamlined, packaged options. While less common in today’s market, there is also the occasional ability to purchase a quick delivery, move-in ready home (also called a spec home) where the builder has made all of the design decisions for you.
At Regal Builders, we offer the ability for our homebuyers to personalize to their heart’s content, ensuring the end result is the Dream Home they desire. In this article, we share the top reasons why customizing your home is worth the wait.
Location, Location, Location
We all know location is an important factor when deciding where you will live. With a custom home, you choose the homesite you want your home to be built on. There are various options with a new build, and various community features that you may want to be close to. Choosing a homesite that is best for the size of your chosen home plan is also important. Often, you may be able to peruse available homesites on a builder’s website before even making a trip out to see them in person. For example, you can explore the available Regal Builders homesites at our 55+ active lifestyle community of Noble’s Pond on our website. This gives you the ability to see where each is located within the community and explore what community amenities are nearby. With a Move In Ready home, the homesite location has already chosen for you and is already built.
Personalizing Your Dream Home
If you select a custom home, you have complete control over how you want your home to look. You start by choosing the home plan and general layout you prefer from those the builder offers. Your Housing Consultant can assist you with exploration of additions such as a 4-Seasons Room or a Beverage Center to increase your entertaining living space. At Regal Builders, we will even work with you to make layout adjustments that suit your needs! Would you prefer to remove that wall? Add custom garage shelving, a pet space for your friends, or a tricked-out laundry room? We can typically accommodate.
The next step in personalization would include meeting with a design consultant to choose materials such as flooring and lighting, wall tile treatments, hardware, and more – bring your wish list and a custom builder will be able to explore options with you and let you know associated cost estimations for all. Regal Builders let you design your home exactly how you want; the possibilities are endless! A standard new home build from pre-set packages may mean you may be investing in features you don’t want or need, without getting all of those you wanted. In a move-in ready home, the builder has already chosen everything for you. The floor plans are usually standard layouts and features, although sometimes some common upgrades may have been applied.
Functionality
When you build a custom home with Regal Builders, design options can be put in place that you can grow with to still be functional to fit your needs today and tomorrow. All Regal Builders’ homes at Noble’s Pond are designed with the Owner’s Suite on the first floor as well as shower and bath design features in place to help make aging in place more accessible long-term. When you purchase a new build home with other builders, you may need to make changes down the road to make the home more accessible as you age. This could also be costly and take a lot of time and energy you could be spending elsewhere, such as traveling and enjoying an active lifestyle!
Costs Matter
One of the main concerns with buying a custom-built home is the investment. Yes a custom home could be more expensive up front, but the costs are worth it, especially when thinking of your future. Not only are you getting all the design features and functionality you know you want, but with a custom builder you are also getting a home that has top-quality materials. When you choose a Move In Ready home, or a home with less customization choices, they could be more expensive in the long run. You may need to remodel later on to fit your needs over time, material costs could be even more expensive than they are today, and you lose the ability to finance within your initial mortgage from the beginning.
Timing
A custom home will take longer to build, and so it’s important to start the planning process early. Your new home could take up to a year before all your quality customizations are in place. Building with a less custom builder could mean a few months quicker for delivery of your home, but also comes with the loss of some of those Dream Home features you really wanted. A Move In Ready home timing would purely depend on financial qualification and settlement timing.
It’s important for you to weigh the pros and cons, thinking about your future and what’s important to you, to determine if a true custom-built home is the best option in the long run. Think about how you could feel once your personalized home is ready and all you have to do is move in! Everything will be just how you want so you can start enjoying the active lifestyle you’ve always wanted.
The Regal Builders team is ready to help you personalize your new home at Noble’s Pond. Contact us today to learn how we can help get you started.
