If you have been frustrated looking for an existing home in Vancouver, then you may want to consider a different strategy. The following are eight ways that a custom home can provide more value for your money.
1. Location
Whether a house is existing or built new by a developer, it is located where someone else wants it to be, which may be someplace you do not want to live. With a custom build, you are no longer limited by other people’s decisions. You can choose the location for your home by simply finding an empty lot in your desired neighborhood or buying an existing structure that you then turn down to put up your own.
2. Your Desires Fulfilled
They say that when you buy a home, you should be satisfied if you get over half of what you want. That compromise falls by the wayside with custom homes. You can fulfill your exact desires with a house that is built to your specifications. Whether you want a particular number of square feet or want a purpose-built room like a home movie theater, your custom build is defined only by your budget.
3. No Surprises
Unusual wiring configurations, substandard foundations, or termites are just some of the surprises that can await you in an existing home. Such surprises cost additional money and time to address. You get no such shocks with a your custom abode. Because everything is spelled out for you, you know exactly what you’re getting.
4. Energy Efficiency
Homes built before a certain year will lack energy efficiencies that you may take for granted, such as insulation or low-flow faucets. Your custom home will boast the latest energy-saving technologies and may even add uncommon features, such as solar panels, simply because you want them.
5. Latest Technology
Whether you want the latest kitchen applies with built-in smarts or cabling that can accept your computer or entertainment system, you can customize the structure to include up-to-date technology. Many existing homes lack the wiring and power output to handle modern devices.
6. Security
You want to keep you and your loved safe by building the latest measures into your own home. Motion detectors can be installed at all access points, cameras can be positioned at strategic locations, and even the front doorbell can be hooked up to your computers and smartphone. Such technologies may be cumbersome to add to or unavailable for an existing home.
7. Lower Maintenance Costs
Everything used in your custom build from the plumbing and electrical wiring to the appliances and fixtures will be new, so you do not have to worry about maintaining them. An existing home may have parts that are several decades old, which will require expensive and time-consuming replacement.
8. Warranty
Aside from the backing of the builder who will stand behind his product to protect his reputation, your custom home will also include several warranties. So on the off-chance that something fails to perform to your standards, it can easily be replaced or fixed at no additional cost to you.