Sullivan Landing

The benefit of building your dream home in a new urban alpine community is the ability to start from scratch. A potential downside of building your dream home is the amount of planning required and budgeting needs. To help your journey along and to minimize any road blocks while building your home, we have a quick road map to help you along with your planning and budgetary needs.

Step 1. Analyze the Numbers
Make sure you review your budget and have the financial needs in place to start your home building construction project. Financing is a more complex than buying an existing home.

Step 2. What kind of House
While developing your budget, look at what time kind of home you want to build. Do you want to build a completely custom home, or is there an existing plan that meets your family’s needs. What home style do you want, and what do you want the architecture to look like?

Step 3. Design Building and Spec Plans
The spec plans are what examines every room and determines the materials that will be needed for your home. You will need to be as detailed as possible when designing your spec plans.

Step 4. Find a Home Building Contractor
When looking for a home builder, it is essential you do your homework to make sure they are able to execute your blueprints, and build your dream home. Your spec plans that you designed will be used to bid the construction product. Also, understand how to negotiate your contract with a contractor.

Step 5. Arrange Home Financing
Once you have a construction bid that works for you and meets your needs you can then finalize your home financing needs. Make sure you include both a home construction line and a residential mortgage when doing your financing.

Step 6. Manage the Building Projects
Throughout the process make sure you are able to manage the home building process to avoid any roadblocks or unexpected budget items. Project management includes change management, problem resolution, cost and financial management. Also be sure to get the phases of your home building inspected as you go. Once you hand over the payment, you no longer have control to make sure things were done right.

Step 7. Closing your home building project and moving in.
Make sure you have a thorough inspection to ensure your home was built to your specifications before making your final payment. Then enjoy your new home!

Building a new home is a long process and requires much planning and detail. However, if you take the time and do your homework you can easily build your dream home within your budget.

And thanks to www.saybuild.com who provided these handy tips.

About Sullivan Landing

Located in Kimberley, BC, Sullivan Landing is one of Okko Communities’ newest developments designed to meet the environmental and social expectations of new and existing residents. Focusing largely on promoting alternative sustainable construction techniques, Sullivan Landing is a conservation subdivision designed for permanent residential living in an Alpine Community. This new urban alpine life features 56 home sites including estate and carriage home lots and villa and townhome lots, incorporates environmentally friendly and socially responsible designs to reduce ecological footprints during construction, and during the lifetime of the community. The design of Sullivan Landing recognizes forecasted increases in the costs of energy and water, enabling residents to meet their lifestyle and financial goals.

Contact Us: www.sullivanlanding.com | 1.888.818.1908 | Kimberley, BC