Well, it looks like our house is really going to sell- woo hoo! Everything is in order and closing is scheduled for next week. So, now we are looking at buying. We have not found anything existing on the market that we like, and are probably going to build. We are meeting with the agent that represents this builder tomorrow, but I'm wondering how long does it take from start to finish to build a house? It's a deal where the lot is included in the price of the home, so not custom built. Even though we know we are not going to get as good of deal as if we bought existing, it has pretty much everything we want. Here's a link of a similar one we are looking at (unfortunately the one we like is selling well, so there are none currently listed).
We are looking at doing a six month lease with the option of going month to month after that. But, I'm wondering, could our house be done in less time? I don't want to rush it, but I saw the post from Rod about you building and moving in already- it seems like it went pretty quick....I'm just wondering if that is the norm?
It all depends on if the builder is busy or not. In a slow market of course you will get in sooner but in a good selling market it will take longer. A builder cannot give you an exact date when you will be able to move in but they can tell you about how long it will take to build. Congratulations on the sale of you home and have fun building.
It took 4-5 months from start to finish on our house. We had a couple of weeks where things got off schedule--heavy rain, crews not showing up as scheduled. We also got an apt with a 6 month lease-hard to find in this college town. It was nice to have that apt those extra few weeks in the end to move out. I was sick of moving at that point. They did let us pay half rent the last month of our contract.
Well, we had a modular built... We were told 6-8 weeks... up to 3 months, but it was done in less than a month! Boy, did WE have to get in gear! Our footers hadn't even been done yet! All we had was septic and well. Then, of course, it was monsoon season... Put in our order in May, it was done in June, and we moved in the first week of July! Now THAT'S the way to build a house! LOL! (*"*)
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Who was your modular company? Was it the same company who put it together? Could you have put it together yourself? Was it a shell that you finished out? What's the scoop? I'm nosy because I am considering moving back to SC.
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We went with Mascot, out of Lexington... up by Columbia. They've been around for years and years, and have some of, if not THE best built homes in the area. I'd checked them out first, locally, but they are WAY overpriced here... there was a nearly $13,000 difference in the base price of the house I'd picked between the dealership here and the one up by Columbia.
Mascot has their own plans, but you can do some customizing. We were able to extend the two end bedrooms out nearly 3'... made for some great bedrooms for our two boys, and now my craft room and Hubs' home office. They'll do the whole thing for you... footers, bricking... We had our own folks to do those things, but they worked with us to be sure it all came together right. I'll PM you the contact info... Our rep was the absolute best! (*"*)
Posts: 3360 | Location: pinopolis,sc | Registered: Nov 17, 2003
You're most welcome! We've got one of the triple sections... We did the main house off of one plan, and the kitchen of another. That makes it kind of semi-custom... Like I said, we bought 6 years ago... housing costs were a lot less than now... but we paid just under $97,000 for the house, with upgrades, including the extension, hardwood floors, upgraded carpets... took out a fireplace, closed a door way some, I think widened another. Not bad for a 2145 +/- sq.ft. house! Adding in the cost of the land, which was cheaper then too ($35,000 for 5 acres) we got in lock, stock, and barrel for around $143,000. This same house now, turn key, is around $150,000 or so. STILL not a bad deal considering the cost of on-site building. And you are GUARENTEED quality! (*"*)
Posts: 3360 | Location: pinopolis,sc | Registered: Nov 17, 2003
wow....so many factors.....well, we were told about 6 months, but it could very well be ready in 5 since we are not dealing with winter. We are super excited- we are just trying to figure out what changes and upgrades we want and still stay within our budget.....and the big decision- deciding in which subdivision to build. We were all set, or so we thought on this, but now not so sure. We are looking at 2 subdivisions- the one we were going to go with we like, but there aren't nearly as many houses going up as in the other- we don't want to live in a sub with a lot of empty lots that they can't sell. The other subdivision is nice, also- it's starting to look more appealing even though taxes are a bit more. The realtor said that this sub has really taken off as far as lot sales and spec home sales, but he sees the same happening with the other one within the next year- we're feeling like it would be better to go with the one that is really moving along though. Any thoughts on this? Amy
It could take 4 months to over a year to build a house. Depends on the sizeof home, weather, if it's custom, etc. It takes a builder a lot less time to build a home if he is building the same thing several times.
If you are living in an area where the builder builds a lot of the same home don't over upgrade.
You don't want to be the most expensive of your model in the area. For resale someone else might not care about your upgrades and buy the same house on the next block for $15,000 less.
Just my opinion.
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