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Building a new home is an exciting event, but the process can be overwhelming — particularly if you are having your first home built. While working with a qualified and reputable local builder will ensure that you get the best results possible, it's also important to remain informed and aware.
These are some of the most common mistakes that people make when building their first homes:
Budget is often a top concern of people who are purchasing a lot and building a new construction home. While it is understandable that many buyers want to stick to their budget, it's important to avoid sacrificing the quality of the lot in order to secure a better price. An inferior lot — whether smaller or located in an area prone to inclement weather and weather damage — can have a significant impact on your enjoyment of your new home. It is better to choose a high-quality lot in a premier spot, because you cannot change or readjust your lot after your home is built.
The planning and design stage is the ideal time to make changes to your construction plans and to tweak the design of your new home. Far too often, many people who are building a new home quickly approve the plans in this phase without giving much thought to changes that should be made. When issues arise later in the process, it becomes a lot more costly and time-consuming to adapt the plans.
It's easy to get caught up in the fun of creating your dream home, but you will still want to use your space wisely. There are a lot of people who want to incorporate extra rooms into their design, such as a designated play room, a game room or a recreational room. These rooms often sound great on paper, but are rarely used for their intended purpose in real life. You may want to prioritize an open concept floor plan or a living space that adequately suits your lifestyle.
Your builder has the experience and qualifications needed to provide you with sound advice, but some buyers ignore the input of the builder in favor of their own personal preferences. Rather than brush off the concerns of your builder or resist their suggestions, you should consider their thoughts and recommendations for your floor plan.
By working with a builder who is open, honest and trustworthy, you will easily avoid making these common mistakes. You should select a new construction home builder that has earned a reputation for excellence in the community and who has significant experience building homes in your desired area.
Susan Shuxian Hu has been a dedicated realtor serving in Silicon Valley since 2010. With great passion, outstanding negotiation skills and due diligence, she has helped many buyers and sellers in their real estate needs. Living in West San Jose for more than 14 years, she has broad knowledge in Cupertino, West San Jose, Los Altos and Saratoga. She has enormous patience working with buyers and never tired of showing all possible properties that may fit client’s needs. Clients appreciate her best service to their satisfaction. She specialized in luxurious real estate purchase in Los Altos, Cupertino, Saratoga and Palo Alto. She also helped friend and past client’s referral working in San Francisco, Foster City and far reached Bay Area.
Susan Shuxian Hu was graduated in East China Normal University in Shanghai with bachelor and master degrees in Bio science. She came to US in 1989 and earned her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics in Texas A&M University in 1996. After one year of postdoc in Southern Florida University in Tampa, she moved back to Orlando with her family and started working in Lucent Technologies. In 2002, Susan moved to California, Silicon Valley joined a start-up company. Since then she worked in high tech Corporation till 2009. Driven by her dream job pursuing, she found her passion working in sales by helping people in real estate after one year of education in De Anza business and real estate law study. Since then, she has been serving many people in Bay Area for their real estate needs.
With bilingual advantage, she has been actively working with Chinese immigrants as well as local engineers and residents. With rich high tech background and connection with Chinese community, Susan has served in luxurious real estate in last a couple of years.