Buy one that is already finished, have us build a plan on a lot we own, or have us build on land you already own. Same crew, same finishes, very different timelines. Here is how each one actually runs.
Most people come in wanting one of these and leave wanting a different one, usually once they see the timeline honestly. That is a good outcome, not a failed sale.
A house that is already finished or nearly finished. You see the actual rooms, not a rendering. Financing and closing are the only things between you and the keys. We usually have a handful at a time, and they go quickly.
You pick a plan, we build it on one of our lots. You choose finishes as we go and you get a schedule you can hold us to. Roughly three months in permitting, roughly six months of construction.
You already own the lot, or you are about to. We evaluate it, tell you what it will hold, then design, permit and build. Adds a lot evaluation up front and site work to the budget.
This is the build-to-order and build-on-your-lot path. If you are buying a finished house it is steps one, three and seven.
We want to know your budget, where you want to be, and when you need to be in. Half the value of this call is finding out which of the three paths you actually belong on.
If you are building, we match a plan to a lot, or a lot to a plan. If you already have land, this is where the lot evaluation happens and where we tell you if it will not work.
Not a per-square-foot estimate. A quote with the house on one line and the site work on another, so you can see what you are paying for and what moves if you change something.
Cabinets, counters, tile, paint, fixtures. You are picking from real samples, not a catalog page. Any changes to the plan get drawn and priced here, before anything goes to the county.
The county reviews the stamped plans. This is the slow part and it is the part nobody controls. We will tell you what turnaround we are seeing in your jurisdiction before you commit to a date.
Site work, slab, block, trusses, roof, dry-in, mechanicals, drywall, finishes. You get a schedule and one person to call, and you are welcome on site.
We walk the house together and write down everything that needs fixing before you move in, not after. Then we close.
We sit between the two, and that is on purpose. You get a plan that is already drawn, engineered and proven, which keeps it affordable. You also get to change it, which a production builder will not let you do.
To be fair to them: a production builder can often beat us on price at the very bottom of the market, and they can close faster because the house is already up. If that is what you need, we will say so.
A finished house is about 30 days, which is really just your lender. A build is about nine months from contract to keys: roughly three months in permitting and about six months of construction. Permitting is the variable and it differs by county.
Yes. Moving a wall, adding a bedroom, stretching the lanai and swapping the elevation are all normal requests. Changes get drawn and priced before the plans go to the county.
On anything we have not already built, yes. Cabinets, counters, tile, paint and fixtures. On a house that is already finished, what you see is what it is.
You get one point of contact who stays with you the whole build, and the owners are reachable. We are a small company, which is the main reason people choose us over a builder where your file moves from desk to desk.
Yes. Coordinate with us so you are not walking into a crew or an inspection, but we are not going to keep you away from your own house.
We walk the finished house together and write down anything that needs correcting. That list gets done before closing, not on a maintenance ticket afterward.
Tell us your budget, the area you want and when you need to be in. We will tell you honestly which of the three fits, even when the answer is that you should wait.