Choosing the Right New Construction Homesite
THE LOT YOU CHOOSE CAN BE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE HOME
It's easy to fall in love with a floor plan or model home, but where that home sits within the community can have a major impact on how you'll enjoy it. View, privacy, sun exposure, neighboring homes, traffic and even future construction are all worth considering before selecting a homesite.
What Should You Look At Before Choosing a Lot?
Lot Location & Privacy
Consider what's behind, beside and across from the homesite. Preserve, water and cul-de-sac lots can feel very different from homesites near community entrances, amenities or busier roads.
Sun Exposure & Outdoor Living
The direction the home faces can affect morning and afternoon sun on your lanai, pool and outdoor living areas—an important consideration in Southwest Florida.
Homesite Premiums
Builders may charge additional premiums for water views, preserves, oversized lots, cul-de-sacs or other desirable locations. A larger premium doesn't automatically mean it's the best homesite for you.
Neighboring Homes & Future Construction
Look beyond what is standing there today. Vacant lots, future phases, planned roads and nearby development can affect your future view, privacy and surroundings.
Drainage, Elevation & Lot Characteristics
The physical characteristics of a homesite matter too. Understanding grading, drainage and how the home will sit on the lot can help you look beyond what you see on a builder's site map.
A Builder's Perspective Can Make a Difference
With 30 years of experience as a builder on the New Jersey Shore, Jim Miller brings a valuable construction perspective to the homesite-selection process. We look beyond the lot number on a builder’s site map and consider how the home will be positioned, surrounding properties, privacy, views, outdoor living, drainage and how future development could affect the homesite. We also help buyers evaluate whether a lot premium is truly worth the additional cost. Combined with 29 years of real estate experience, we bring both real estate and construction knowledge to one of the most important—and difficult to change—decisions in the new construction process.
Don't Choose Your Homesite From a Map Alone
Before committing to a lot, we'll help you look at the homesite in the context of the entire community and consider the details that could affect your privacy, outdoor living, view and long-term enjoyment of the home.