| In Atlanta, there's a certain allure to buying a new | | | | Buy during an early construction phase. |
| home as opposed to what's called in the industry a | | | | Although it won't save you quite as much, buying a |
| "resale" home. There are several different ways to | | | | new home during an early construction phase of a |
| buy new. You can buy new construction in a planned | | | | new community development is a good way to get a |
| community, choose a pre-built home, buy a new, | | | | bargain on custom homes in Atlanta or anywhere |
| finished home or choose a custom home builder and | | | | else. Developments are built in several phases, with |
| start with your own blueprints. Your choice of how | | | | the homes that sell during each phase of building |
| to buy a new home will depend on a great many | | | | priced accordingly. |
| factors including your pocketbook and your style. If | | | | Generally, phase one is the preconstruction phase, |
| you've decided that you want to buy new, you've | | | | starting before ground is broken. You'll be buying |
| got many options among the builders who specialize | | | | based on an artist's rendering of your new home. |
| in custom homes in Atlanta. | | | | Each successive phase will be timed according to a |
| Build on Your Own Land | | | | landmark in building or selling of homes in the |
| If you're building on a budget, one money-saving | | | | community. As each phase is completed, the cost of |
| option is to build on land that you own. You'll still have | | | | each unit will increase. You can save 15-20% of the |
| multiple options for new home styles, including | | | | final purchase price of your new home by buying in |
| pre-built and custom built homes and other custom | | | | an early phase of construction. |
| home options that are in between the two. Modular | | | | Consider a "systems built" home. |
| home construction is an option that has come a long | | | | The wave of the future in custom home building |
| way in the past decade. Many builders will work with | | | | appears to be building systems, where a new home |
| you to customize and personalize pre-built and | | | | is constructed of pre-built systems that are put |
| modular homes and make them reflect your own | | | | together at the home site. The most familiar of |
| personal style. | | | | these for most people are "modular homes" which |
| Buy preconstruction homes. | | | | are completely finished offsite, with only the |
| Planned communities are among the most popular of | | | | foundation built on site. |
| new custom homes in Atlanta. Most of us think of | | | | Those are just the furthest extension of the idea of |
| "planned communities" in terms of cookie cutter | | | | system building, though. Panelized home building |
| houses, but that doesn't reflect today's realities at all. | | | | systems may include just the basic structural |
| Most communities are built on several basic styles | | | | elements of a home - the framing of the walls and |
| with lots of room for customization. When you buy | | | | roof, for instance - or they may be fully finished with |
| new custom homes in the pre-construction stage, | | | | doors, windows and even appliances. Each |
| you get the most out of the opportunities to | | | | component is completed off site, shipped to the |
| customize the look and style of your new home. The | | | | home site and assembled on site by an experienced |
| earlier in the construction phase that you buy into the | | | | builder. |
| community, the more options you have for input into | | | | Because much of the work is completed in a climate |
| the design process. | | | | controlled factory setting, using building system |
| What are preconstruction homes? | | | | components eliminates many of the most common |
| Development of planned communities happens in | | | | reasons for construction delays and cuts costs |
| several stages with options to buy at different | | | | considerably. The degree of customization possible |
| places. Developers need to raise money at various | | | | varies from package to package. Working with an |
| stages in the construction process, and the earlier | | | | experienced builder of custom homes in Atlanta will |
| that you choose to buy a "unit" in the development, | | | | give you the highest degree of flexibility with the |
| the more say you have over design choices. Buying | | | | minimum of delays and frustrations. |
| in the preconstruction phase will also give you | | | | If you're looking at custom homes in Atlanta, discuss |
| considerable financial advantage. Often, if you buy | | | | the above options with your builder and/or realtor. |
| your home in the pre-construction phase, you can | | | | You may find that it's far less expensive to own a |
| get it for 70-80% of the price you'll pay for the | | | | beautiful, brand new, custom built home than you |
| exact same home once it's finished. | | | | ever imagined. |