Buying a Home is a Team Sport

Buying a house is not a solo sport. It takes a great team to bring together all the right elements. Finding the perfect team will lead to your success in purchasing a new home. And finding that perfect builder will help ensure you have the right players on your team. There are many elements that make up the builder's team. What you might not realize is that the people on the builder's team are on your team too. A builder with a winning team will give you a winning dream home. Here is a list of the key players on the builder's team who are there for you in your quest for a new home victory. First is the builder website: Not all players on a builder's team are people. A good builder website will get you started with your first contact. This will give you information, pretty pictures, virtual tours, and floor plans. And you can start to get in the game. You'll also find a lead in to the next player on the team, the Online Sales Counselor. Second is the online sales counselor: A builder who puts their customers first will have a dedicated contact person for you to ask questions to via email and over the phone. This will help you engage in your home search in the early stages or from a long distance. This key player on the builder's team will help you process the information you find on line as well as give you real time information on what is actually going on in the communities that are currently being built. Third on a builder's team is the model home: It's one thing to visualize your home from pictures and virtual tours online, but model homes are designed to give you actual first hand contact with a home. This will help you evaluate the quality of construction, spatial relationships, and see all the possibilities in finishes and options a builder can offer. Fourth is the onsite community manager: This is a key player for the builder. They are on your team to help you go from dreaming of building a home to making it a reality. This new home consultant will walk you through the whole process and keep you updated on the progress of your new home. Last but not least are all the people that make it happen: From superintendents overseeing your home's build to the framers, drywallers, plumbers, electricians and the list goes on and on. All these people are part of your dream team that helps you go from daydreaming about owning a home to owning a home. All you have to do is take the first step and make contact, because the reality is a good builder is on your team and wants to see you succeed. Image source: ©PhotoXpress.com