How to Start Building Your Dream Home

The real estate market has fluctuated like crazy in recent years but now you’re looking at building your dream home. This is just the beginning! There is so much to know and learn. Jarrell Signature is your go to resource for home building and remodeling. If you have a lot you are ready to build on, now is the time to visit about onboarding your team. Here’s the main steps to take in getting started:

1. Planning Documents – any contractor is going to need your architectural plans, site plan, engineered documents, and any notes you’ve received from the city in which you are building.

2. Plan Review – once those documents are in hand, you will want to review with your contractor the plan and logistics of the lot. You have ideas and your contractor needs to get the big picture vision from you! Custom homes take a team to build and your vision is the roadmap to making it a reality.

3. Site Visit – Visit in person to the build site so any contingencies can be discussed.

4. Bidding – The Planning Documents become your bid set. All the vendors will review and provide detailed scopes of work to execute the plan.

5. Contract – a good contract protects you, the homeowner, and the builder and their vendors. Review the contract for terms of building, warranty, vendor agreements, and how the project will close. Your due diligence now will protect you once the hundreds of decisions start coming to cloud what once was clear.

This is a general summary of how to start the custom building process. After years of thinking about it, the steps to start are right in front of you. Your Texas dream home is one click away from the starting line.