Your Home Building Firm
The company that you select to build your home is a key decision. This firm is responsible for every phase of the design and construction of your new home.
Your home building firm and its key staff (more on that below) select and manage the teams of trade contractors who build each component or system within your home. They will also closely monitor and manage the progress and quality of your home at each step of construction and overall.
The Builder’s Sales Consultant
The process typically starts with you, the home buyer, working with the builder’s highly knowledgeable on-site sales team to select the best floor plan and lot for your needs.
No one is more expert about all of the key details than your sales consultant. He or she has detailed knowledge of the new home community and the surrounding area (including nearby shopping, schools, restaurants and more). Your sales consultant will have answers to your questions regarding the builder, the home plans offered, the lots available, the builder’s unique approach to construction and energy efficiency, what features are standard, what options and upgrades are offered, and a whole lot more.
Your sales consultant will guide you through the process of selecting your new home. In many cases, builders create one or more model homes that you can walk through to see first-hand how your home will look and feel — and how each room will relate to another part of the home. Many builders decorate and furnish model homes to further help you visualize your new home. In addition to model homes, many builders invest in renderings, computer-generated animations, and even 3D or interactive floor plans that help you envision key details of your new home.
The builder’s sales team will help you select your floor plan and model of home, an elevation (the look of the front facade of your home) as well as a lot (the specific parcel of land) on which your new home will be built.