Building Plans For New Home

We are planning to build a new home around the Tampa, FL area sometime next spring. (Right now we are living in Pittsburgh, PA.)
We want to buy something less than $500k with a pool, 4-6 bedrooms, 3500+ square feet, and a fair plot of land.
Can you get a decent home around $400k?
(I have heard that Tampa is quite expensive for new homes.)
I have checked into some homebuilders in FL and requested some info, but photos only do so much.
If anyone has any experience with any builders down there it would be appreciated.
That way we fly down to get more info we won't waste any unnecessary time.
Thanks!
(Sorry this is posted under this section but this is the closest listing I could to Tampa for ANYTHING!)

My fiance is a Stucco Plasterer and does GC (general construction contracting) in Pinellas (lives there) and Hillsborough County (I live in Tampa) and I say the "outside" of city limits ofTampa areas are nicer than say most of Tampa (excluding a few bits like South Tampa, Carrollwood, Westchase/Town-n-Country, Harbour Island, and maybe New Tampa and few other spots) but Brandon, Lutz, Oldsmar, and such are very pretty and car insurance is usually cheaper due to low crime.

Right at this very moment in Tampa You can find a decent, new home here at the price you are looking OR EVEN Less when you take in all the FREE buyer incentive deals that sellers are being forced to throw in right now and the Tamp Tribune recently did an in depth news article on it (still shop around for a good deal, and I could recommend a few builders but it's better to read this article and educate yourself on how you can shave off the price for things you may not wish to pay for yourself that add to home equity)(http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBD FL31WPE.html


hope it helps!

2006-07-25 17:01:58 by

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OK-I know that I have asked this question or something similiar to it many times before, BUT, I want to be thoroughly researched before we start.

We are in the planning stage of builidng a new home. We have 2 children, ages 4 and 7 who are very active. We have met once with our designer and have basically come up with the fact that we want a 2-story "Farmhouse" type home. We are going to be building on a 200+ acre farm, and wanted to stick with the theme. I want to build as much house as I possible can within my budget. Does anyone have any suggestions on things that I can put into the house? Any suggestions on upgrades? Any suggestions on where we can find materials, etc. at discounted prices without sacrificing quality. I want this home to be something that we can live in and enjoy for the rest of our lives, and I want everything to be of top quality. Any info that anyone can give is appreciated, especially from builders! And for other, what do u have that u can't live without?

Salvage yards are a great resource. Almost every city has some type of salvage yard that specializes in doors, windows and fixtures.

My brother in law lucked up and found some great old school doors with etched glass numbers on them every door is different but it adds to the charm of their cabin.

If you can get away and go to Brimfield, MA http://www.brimfield.com/
Huge array of stuff. Find a dealer that has tons of doors or windows and make him/her a cash deal.

These older pieces are usually of solid wood and built a million times better than some of the stuff on the market today.

There are tile outlets all over the place as well. We have a great flooring place here in Atlanta called Floor and Decor.

http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com/

I bought some 16" slate tiles for a little over a dollar a piece, home depot wanted over two dollars each.

Is there any old barns or buildings on your 200 acres? If so have that wood recycled and planed down if it is warped and use that for flooring, siding or roofing. It will give you that true rustic feeling.

Good Luck!

2007-04-16 07:57:24 by way_surreal

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I am looking to build a new home and would like to know if there are any available tax credits or grants that I could apply for. I have a middle income.

There aren't any federal or state ones, but a few cities have grants.

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im planning on building a new home and i like to do things a bit difrent. insted of doing a standard two storie home i was thinking is it posable to have 2 levels of basement? i was thinking of having the first portion only say half baired so there would still be windows, if higher then normal. but then have another level of basment below that. the property im going to be building on is well above the water table and has a good slope for water run off so im not vary conserned about flooding. is there anything else i should be conserned about?

Well if you are concidering going deeper than normal, you need to worry about structure issues. If going in deeper the supporting concrete walls need to be a thicker gauge, and of course that's going to be costly. Talk to a reputable contractor. I am an Interior Designer and worked with some contractors, they will be able to tell you what issues you can run across. I don't think that it would be a very good idea. Not that it's not a neat idea, just the money and risks that are involved. Good luck!!

2007-10-09 12:43:11 by jedidiaha

My wife and I take home about $7000 a month. How big of a loan payment can we afford? We owe about $10,000 on a truck at 0% interest and have no credit card debt. We owe $130,000 on are existing home that is appraised at $145.000. We also own the land that we plan on building the new home on. thanks for your answers!

Sounds like it, it also depends on how much money you have left over from paying your bill's.

2008-01-21 08:08:57 by TODD P