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Is a Real Estate Agent Needed to Build Your Custom Home?

Where does the real estate really fit into the whole home-building process?

Once you have decided to build a custom home here in Maryland, the to-do list can fill up rather fast. Budgets and design choices, neighborhoods and construction ideas, the endless possibilities become both fatiguing and exhilarating. So, where does the real estate really fit into the whole home-building process? Is this professional still required, or can a custom home builder fill the role? Well, it may surprise you a bit to find out that a relator has a lot of experience that could make the home building process go much smoother. Let us compare a custom home builder to a real estate agent and uncover the advantages that both bring to the project.

What You Get While Working with a Real Estate Agent

Although purchasing an existing home and building from the ground involve a few similar tasks – like narrowing down a spot, deciding how much to spend, and building something from nothing creates a set of complexities. For example, when you purchase a custom home, the most significant contract arrives right after you pick a home. If starting from scratch, then the paperwork piles up before you choose a floor plan. More importantly, realtors understand contracts too, so they can help you go through the terms that every builder will want you to consider. Also, those working in real estate likely have some inside information into reliable builders, up-and-coming plots and neighborhoods, design trends, and more. In fact, an experienced real estate agent may have a shortlist of custom home builders who have nice reputations in the area, making the building process a bit easier.

Where the Custom Home Builder Comes In

Having a reliable builder by your side can make all the difference between a new house disaster or a dream home bliss. With custom home experts at the helm, you can design and erect a custom home that will meet all of your needs today, as well as many years down the line. Since builders work daily with home-building materials and other environmental specifics, they’re able to help you understand how variables work, saving you from any regrets and money pits you might not have seen coming. A trusty custom home builder from Robin Ford Builders can help add any detail or design you’d like, too, so get in touch if you’d like to learn more!

Robin Ford Can Help You to Build the Custom Home of Your Dreams!

With over 30 years of award-winning custom home building experience, Robin Ford and his team of expert craftsmen have earned a stellar reputation for their commitment to quality. Click here to learn more about our financing options and how we can help you find a home within your budget.

As an Indoor airPLUS Partner, ENERGY STAR® Partner, Certified Green Professional, and Maryland’s only proud member of the exclusive Southern Living Custom Builder Program –Robin Ford Building and Remodeling, Inc. is equipped to build you a home that your children’s children will want to own.

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