The Truth About Building a Custom Home

Building a custom home is an exciting prospect. Designing your dream house perfectly suited to your individual needs can be amazing, but also daunting. So many decisions, so many steps. It can be overwhelming. Of course, buying an already built home is the easy solution, but having your own custom home exactly where you want it is certainly worth the extra work. Before you get scared off, find out how Crescent Homes is redefining the custom home building process and dispelling 4 common home buying myths.

Myth 1: Finding a Lot is Hard

To build a custom home, you first need a plot of land to build it on. Finding and purchasing a lot is just like buying a home: most likely you’ll want an agent, a lender and a lawyer. Once the closing is completed, you can begin the long road of designing and building your new home in addition to having 2 loans, one on the land itself and a construction loan to build your new house.

At Crescent Homes, we bypass this timely and stressful step. In addition to our many distinguished neighborhoods, our Flex plan allows you to build a Crescent Home where you want it. We have an inventory of lots to choose from that have been hand-selected through careful considerations. Beyond that, we can help you find your perfect homesite and purchase the land ourselves, eliminating the need for a construction loan. Because we take pride in protecting the value of our homes, we will ensure that your new land meets the highest of standards.

Myth 2: There will be Millions of Decisions To Make

You’ve been designing your dream home in your mind for years. You know exactly how you want the rooms to flow, and where to place that cool accent wall. Some decisions are fun: granite or marble countertops, sliding doors or French, mudroom off the back. Others, not so much: where to place electrical outlets, how high to make the ceiling in the powder room, how many windows in the master bathroom.

We have a library of nearly 50 construction plans to kickstart your project. After our initial meeting, our experts can easily whittle this down to the 5-10 plans that meet all of your specific needs. From there, we can tailor any plan, so that the result is a completely unique, custom design. We know the questions clients don’t know to ask, and we provide an approachable design path using only the best practices. Our in-house interior designer will help you every step of the way. You pick what you want to pick, leave the rest to us.

Myth 3: You’ll Need To Assemble A Team Of Professionals

When you buy a house, you need a realtor, a mortgage lender and a lawyer. When you build a home, add an architect, general contractor and interior designer to that list. And because all of these individuals are working separately, you’ll be in charge of managing each moving part, spearheading the communications and keeping everyone on schedule (spoiler: nobody will stay on schedule or on budget).

Let Crescent Homes take the responsibility off your plate. Our experienced team will help you design your dream home, build your dream home and even help with furnishing and decorating if you choose. We have a short list of preferred lenders who are experts in our home loans, eliminating any unforeseen costs at closing. We communicate internally so everyone is on the same page. And because building homes in Charleston is what we do, we have it down to a science. Like a well-oiled machine, Crescent Homes meets deadlines and moves quickly and seamlessly through the building process. We will provide weekly updates and status reports so that you can relax and enjoy the excitement of building a custom home.

Myth 4: Building A Custom Home Takes Forever

A standard custom home in Charleston can take up to two years from start to finish. That’s a long time to wait to move into your dream home. We understand that your budget and timeline might not allow for this extensive wait period. That’s why we aim to complete all Crescent Home projects in under a year.

That’s not to say we cut corners, but we’re experts in designing and building our homes. We’ve streamlined the process and know what to expect. Our deadlines are realistic and we take into account what may cause delays to properly set expectations when it comes to building homes. We’ve learned from experience and know what it takes to get you into your new home faster.

To learn more about building a custom home, give us a call today!