🏗️ NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME BUYING PROCESS

Step 1: Choose Your Home Model 🏠 

• Review available home designs.
   
• Select a model that fits your lifestyle, needs, and preferences.
   
• Consider layout, bedroom count, and aesthetic.
   

Step 2: Select Your Lot 📍 

• Review available lots with your Sales Consultant.
   
• Ensure the home model fits within the lot’s front and back setbacks.
   
• Confirm lot alignment with subdivision requirements.
   

Step 3: Make Your Design Selections 🎨 

• Choose from builder-provided design packages.
   
• Select options for:
   
  • Kitchen cabinet style & color
     
  • Countertop color
     
  • Flooring color
     
  • Tile color
     
  • Vinyl siding and roof colors
     
• Note: No architectural changes or fully custom options are available. All other items (windows, doors, plumbing fixtures, layout) are standard.
   

Step 4: Submit an Offer ✍️ 

• Once your model and lot are chosen, sign an Offer to Purchase.
   
• Signals the builder to prepare the formal contract.
   

Step 5: Contract & Attorney Review 📄 

• Contract is sent to your attorney for review.
   
• Once both parties agree on terms, submit your down payment to begin construction.
   

Step 6: Fully Executed Contract ✅ 

• Once the seller signs, the contract is executed.
   
• Contract is sent to your lender to begin financing steps.
   

Step 7: Building Permit Application 🏗️ 

• Builder applies for the required building permit.
   
• Construction begins once the permit is received.
   

Step 8: Initial Appraisal 💰 

• Lender orders an appraisal based on builder plans and specifications.
   
• Ensures the property meets loan requirements before construction.
   

Step 9: Construction Begins 🔨 

• Footings & Foundation: Lot prep, excavation, and foundation poured.
   
• Framing: Structure, walls, floors, and roof framing built; windows and exterior doors installed.
   
• Roofing: Roof installed to weatherproof the home; exterior siding and trim started.
   
• Rough-In Stage: Plumbing, electrical, and HVAC systems installed; inspections completed.
   
• Insulation & Sheetrock: Interior walls and ceilings insulated; drywall hung, taped, and finished.
   
• Interior Doors & Trim: Interior doors, baseboards, trim, and moldings installed.
   
• Flooring: Floors and tiles are installed throughout the home.
   
• Cabinets & Countertops: Kitchen and bathroom cabinets installed; countertops added.
   
• Fixtures & Final Touches: Plumbing, electrical, and lighting fixtures installed; paint touch-ups and finishing details completed.
  
                                                                      Step 10: Final Appraisal 🏦 
• A second appraisal is conducted once the home is complete.
   
• Confirms the home is built to plan and ready for closing.
   

Step 11: Home Inspection 🔍 

• Schedule an inspection and walkthrough with the builder.
   
• Address any concerns or issues before closing.
   

Step 12: Certificate of Occupancy (CO) 📜 

• Builder obtains the CO from the township.
   
• CO is sent to your attorney to prepare for closing.
   

Step 13: Final Walk-Through 👀 

• Conducted the day before or the day of closing.
   
• Review any outstanding punch list items.
   

Step 14: Closing Day 🎉 

• Sign your final documents.
   
• Receive your keys.
   
• Congratulations—you are now the proud owner of a brand-new home! 🏡✨