Find a Lot

Finding a lot is the exciting first step to building your dream home. Check out blog post about lot due diligence to get a rough idea of what’s involved. Need help, reach out to us, we have a realtor in the company and will help with organizing all the due diligence.

Resources:

• Finding a Lot - ADG Blog Post;

• A good Real Estate agent is worth their weight in gold on this front.

Finding a Builder

The builder is the cornerstone of your custom home journey. They must have your complete trust, and you must enjoy working with them for the next couple years. Make sure they can offer you references both financial and customer, have a proven track record, and the ability to assemble a team of professionals that will deliver your project successfully. We here at ADG are confident we can deliver on all these items. See our blog post on questions to ask your protentional custom home builder.

• Questions to ask your potential builder - ADG Blog Post

• Frequently Asked Questions - About ADG

Design & Preconstruction

Before construction can start, you must get through the design and permitting phase. We prefer working with our clients and guiding them through the design phase. This not only helps with time management, but we are also able to provide rough budgetary guidance earlier in the process to help avoid over budget designs.

Design consists of several sub categories:

• Site, and septic design

• Architectural Plans

• Structural Engineering

• Interior Design

Other Preconstruction activities include:

• Permitting. Building and septic. Larger lots will also require a Land Disturbance Permit. Read more about Cobb County Permitting requirements.

• HOA Approval - East Cobb varies if you will be dealing with an HOA or not. All Country Clubs will have a Strict HOA with Design Guidelines and a formal Builder approval process. ADG is an approved builder at a few of Atlanta premier Golf Clubs, so this a process we are used to navigating. Its best to familiarize your self with any HOA requirements that may impact the style, size or function of your new home prior to closing on the lot.

• Budgeting. Selections and allowances are defined. The more detail, the better here. We recommend spending as much time as you can up front to define every selection possible. This will make your budget accurate as possible from the start. We reccomened those with budgets over $2mm to have a design and selections 100% complete prior to starting construction. The ADG team holds your hand the entire way.

• Funding. Most home owners that seek financing for their custom home use what banks call and Construction to Permanent Loan (CP Loan). Read more about CP Loans in our blog post here.

Read more about the rest of the ADG Custom Home Building Process.