It is no secret that the housing market is challenging at the moment, and Florida ranks at the top of the list when it comes to competition for existing new homes. Many home buyers looking to enjoy the beauty that the Gulf Coast affords them are facing the necessity of “settling” for a property that is less than they hoped for. However, your dreams of finding the perfect home do not have to be relinquished. In fact, building a custom home is a fantastic option that provides benefits you may not even realize.
If you have never considered building a custom home, here are six excellent reasons why you should.
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- Maximize Your Money: Some estimates are the average self-build costs approximately 25% less than a home that already exists, meaning you can add in the extra features you thought were out of budget. Architects who design homes are especially proficient at making creative design and build recommendations to ensure the result is what you envisioned without having to sacrifice.
- Meet Your Exact Specifications: One of the most significant benefits of designing a home is that you can create precisely what fits your lifestyle. No one moves into an existing home and loves every detail – whether renovating a kitchen, knocking down an interior wall, or adding a patio, there is work to be done before the house is your home. Not only that but designing a home with an architect allows you to avoid all those awkward corners and useless spaces that can often be a part of buying someone else’s home.
- Enjoy the Accomplishment: You’ve reached a point in your life where you have the ability to build what you want – and the feeling is like no other. Watching your dream home come to life, providing the perfect oasis for your family, adding a beautiful new home to the neighborhood, and even ensuring that someone down the line gets a fantastic home – all these accomplishments are good for the soul.
- Indulge Your Creativity and Get Inspired: While many people can envision how they want their home to look, they don’t feel confident in their ability to renovate an older home to achieve the desired aesthetic. A professional architect is brimming with ideas and inspiration and can help you to get your ideas down on paper and into the home design – from initial rendering to interior and landscape design. Prospective home builders can collect inspiration photos of places they love and let the architect work their magic.
- Experience Better Construction Quality: It only stands to reason that when a builder is erecting thousands of homes a year, quality may suffer. From cheap materials to shoddy work behind the walls, buying a tract home can be riddled with surprises. When you self-build a custom home, however, you can choose your materials and oversee the construction process and workmanship. Pro Tip: Architects are not just for design. By hiring a professional local architect to manage your custom build, you get a team of experts who are familiar with the process and possible pitfalls – and will protect the quality of the product throughout.
- Contribute to the Local Economy: Hiring a Sarasota area architect means that local builders and tradespeople will likely be employed, which makes your new city stronger and more economically sound.
If you are looking to move to the Sarasota area, or it is simply time to upgrade your Gulf Coast lifestyle – call JTL Studios. Our team has decades of experience in designing new homes, transforming interior design, and imagining stunning landscapes that are set apart in their style and unique appeal. (View recent projects here.)
