Where can I find good advice for building a home?

We are about to begin the process of building a home. Is there a website that has advice, like things to beware of, and things to be sure to do. I don't want to be taken advantage of by anyone who can tell that I really don't know what kinds of questions I should be asking.Where can I find good advice for building a home?
We are in the beginning stages of building as well. Friends recommended this website to us for house plans, but you might find the resource section helpful too. There are articles about finding a lot, neighborhood, etc. There is one article that suggests all sorts of things to think about while looking at house plans such as whether you need an office and a guest room or could the office double as the guest room when you have overnight visitors? How often will you use your dining room or do you even need a dining room if you have a breakfast nook instead? Questions like these really helped us decide what rooms we really needed in our house and which spaces we could do without. There is a helpful article/time line about what you need to be doing to prepare for moving into you new home. You will also find info about your building budget, how to save money, landscaping and other topics to consider when building. I've linked to the resource section, but you might also look at the FAQs to help you understand the ins and outs of buying house plans. You might even see a plan you like. This site makes it easy to search for just the right home.





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Good luck!Where can I find good advice for building a home?
Shouldn't you have done this homework first? Depends on how you are going about building the home. Have you signed a purchase agreement with a builder in a develpment. Or are you contracting the house yourselves to be built on your lot? Both have different business practices.
It depends on if you're hiring a contractor to build a house on your lot, or if you have a builder in a subdivision.


I might suggest hiring an independent contractor to make sure the builder is using quality materials and isn't rushing or doing the job halfway. you'll get that A LOT. If you're using a builder in a subdivision, they usually offer warranties, but a lot of people have problems getting them to fix things.


Having an independent contractor would avoid the problem in the first place. You need someone who is on your side, who will be honest and who knows the construction industry. Newly built homes are crappy these days unless you get a custom built home. Too many cut corners.