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Help Me Understand My Options
For A New Home

Building a new home with UBuildIt is a great choice for many people... but it's not right for everyone.

Use the chart below to help understand the "pros" and "cons" of each of the 5 major options you have when choosing a new home. When you meet with us in person, we'll answer any questions and help you make the best choice for your family.

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Compare Your Housing Options

	Build Yourself With UBuildIt	Build Yourself Without UBuildIt	Hire A Custom Builder	Buy a New Tract Home	Buy An Existing Home
Best For People Who...	Want absolute control of the project Want to move in with equity Have 5 to 10 hours a week to manage DO NOT have extensive construction experience	Want absolute control of the project Want to move in with equity Have 15 to 30 hours a week to manage DO have extensive construction experience	Don't have time or interest to be involved during construction Don't mind paying more for someone else to manage	Are on a tighter budget Don't want to bother with building Want a new home Need to move in quickly	Don't want to bother with building Need to move in quickly Want to live in a more established area
Worst For People Who...	Don't want to be involved with the day to day process of building	Don't have extensive construction experience	Want complete control over the building process	Want a unique home	Want a new home
Biggest Advantages	Get the home you want with instant equity but with no experience necessary	Get the home you want with instant equity	Hands-off, others handle the details	Affordable and quick move-in	Quick move-in
Biggest Disadvantages	Takes 5 to 10 hours a week	Takes 15 to 30 hours a week	Cost overruns, timing problems, overall cost	Cookie-cutter home	Older home, there may or may not be a big selection
Biggest Warning...	Hope you like having instant equity and living in a home that's exactly what you wanted!	You'd better know what you're doing or things could go very wrong!	Get your checkbook out, change orders can be expensive	Hope you weren't counting on a very unique home, there's 3 more like yours on the block!	You'd better hope there are a lot of homes on the market to choose from!
Instant Equity: When you move into your new home, there's a good chance your home will be worth more than you actually paid for it.
Satisfaction: You get the great feeling that comes from knowing that YOU built your own home!
Upgrades: You can add many upgrades to your home and still pay less than market value overall.
Get What You Want: You get everything exactly the way you want it, including the plans, materials, finish out, appliances, etc.
Location: Your house is right where you want it to be located.
Availability: You can move in right away!
Home Built Right: You have the confidence that your home was built right and won't cause you any undue problems.
Done on Time: You'll be able to move in when you thought you would.
Done Within Budget: You won't pay a lot more than you had expected.

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The Process