{"id":160,"date":"2019-03-28T18:51:58","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mysouthernhome.com\/blog\/?p=160"},"modified":"2019-03-28T18:51:58","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T18:51:58","slug":"the-building-process-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysouthernhome.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/the-building-process-simplified\/","title":{"rendered":"The Building Process&#8230;Simplified"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Want to build a house, but don&#8217;t know where to start? Southern Homes&#8217; simplified building process makes things easy to start building your dream home. Our new home specialists and personal builders will be there with you every step of the way.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Step 1: Get a Pre-Qualification from Lender<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-186\" src=\"https:\/\/mysouthernhome-pequin.graphiclanguage.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/southernhomes_052015_0085-e1550775537413-800x539.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"457\"><\/p>\n<p>During this time, you can reserve your home site for FREE for 3 days. The lender will help determine your budget &amp; a comfortable monthly payment.<\/p>\n<h1>Step 2: Choose Your Floor plan and Sign Your Purchase Agreement<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mysouthernhome-pequin.graphiclanguage.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/southern_homes_112017-19-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"195\"><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve received your pre-qualification, you&#8217;re ready to sign your purchase agreement. Your purchase agreement will include your floor plan and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysouthernhome.com\/new-home-gallery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">options and color selections<\/a> you have chosen for your home.<\/p>\n<h1>Step 3: Loan and Construction Planning<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mysouthernhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/southernhomes_052015_0069-e1550775852513-800x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"363\"><\/p>\n<p>Next, you will work with your lender to obtain a loan approval. Once approved, your home will be turned over to the construction team to begin planning and permitting.<\/p>\n<h1>Step 4: Construction Begins<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-173 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mysouthernhome.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/southernhomes_052015_0199-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"222\">You will meet with your personal builder before construction begins to discuss features, set TV and phone outlet locations, and sign the blueprints for your new home. Typically, it takes 3-5 months from the time your contract is signed to the start of construction on your home, unless your purchase agreement is contingent on a down payment plan, credit repair or selling your current home.<\/p>\n<p>The estimated time of construction from the date of footer inspection to your new Home Orientation is approximately 3-5 months.<\/p>\n<h1>Step 5: Closing<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-164 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/mysouthernhome-pequin.graphiclanguage.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/southernhome_072015_0014-e1550775941956-800x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"320\"><\/p>\n<p>The time you&#8217;ve been waiting for! Your personal builder will schedule a new home orientation with you. Once construction has finalized the home, a closing date will be set. After your new home orientation, it may take between 4 and 14 days to close on your home.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h1>Step 6: Welcome To Your New Southern Home!<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-195\" src=\"https:\/\/mysouthernhome-pequin.graphiclanguage.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/ENH-Model-e1550776228528-800x352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\"><\/p>\n<p>The keys are yours! Congratulations on your new home!<\/p>\n<p>After closing, we&#8217;ll still be there to support you with a 10-year structural home warranty, a two-year systems warranty, and a one-year workmanship warranty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to build a house, but don&#8217;t know where to start? 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