When considering a homesite, most clients think about location, size, and price, but there are other factors to consider as you search for the perfect land on which to build your dream home. While you view homesites, take note of the utilities, driveway location, nearby trees, and other homes in the area. This will help you select a lot that fits your lifestyle and budget.

Haven’t found the perfect homesite? We partner with realtors who are listing land on the MLS. 

You’ve found your dream homesite and are compiling a list of options and features you’d like in your home. Your vision is starting to come to life! The next step is seeing how the home and land fit together. Our JIA Beyond project manager will begin collecting information for permits, utilities, and more.

When you purchase a JIA Beyond home, the base price includes funds for soil boring tests, topography drawings, permits, utility connections, and more. Based on the costs needed for your homesite, along with our included allowance, we will provide an estimate to show how this location will fit within your budget. These costs will be added to your Construction Agreement and provided to you before you close on your construction loan and construction begins. This will give you a full picture of what your home (and construction) will cost. We guarantee your final numbers to be accurate — we won’t be surprising you mid-build with a bill for unexpected costs!

While our JIA Beyond project manager is working on your site evaluation, you’ll work with your sales manager to finalize the details of your new home. Once you’ve finalized the details and received your site costs, it’s time to sign the Construction Agreement with a $100,000 non-refundable deposit.

You might’ve spent months dreaming about the cabinets, countertops, and flooring in your new home. (We can’t blame you!) Our Design Studio in Uptown Rogers is where you’ll finally put everything together and start to truly visualize how your new home will look. At the Design Studio, you’ll work with an experienced Interior Designer to combine colors, designs, and textures and find the look that is perfect for your new home.

We encourage all homebuyers to schedule a preview appointment before their design appointment. This gives you time to view our available options and play around with color and material combinations before actually making selections for your new home. We’ve found that our clients are more confident in their design choices when they’ve previewed the options ahead of time. Selections must take place within 21 days of signing your Construction Agreement.

Once selections, soil borings, and perc testing are complete, your final price will be set, and we will schedule a closing date for your construction loan! This is one of the spots where building a new home on your own land differs from building within a JIA Community; instead of closing after your home is built, your closing takes place before construction begins, when you close on your homesite. We’ll schedule a Key Exchange to take place after your new home is finished.

By this point, you’re likely getting excited to see construction begin on your new home. We’re almost there! During this step, our team will obtain permits and order the items you selected during your Design Studio appointment. Once everything is in place, it’s time to start the development and construction of your new home!