The Alexander Plan: Customizing Your Family's Dream Home

    Posted by Kari Montoya on Jan 7, 2021 8:00:00 AM

    Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, value, manufactured homes

    Adair Homes understands there’s a wide gulf between dreaming about your perfect home—and building it from the ground-up. While flipping through design magazines sounds (to many) like pure delight, choosing a floorplan can feel futile. Suddenly, the choices are overwhelming. Construction affordability, design style, and space considerations are all part of choosing the right floorplan. Saying that this step of the process is hard is an understatement.

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    On Your Lot Explained: The Breakdown of Building a Custom Home On Your Land

    Posted by Kari Montoya on Dec 16, 2020 11:01:07 AM

    Topics: Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Custom Home Washington, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Financing, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, Homeowner Testimonial, FAQs, sweat equity, value, cost

    We use the phrase ‘on-your-lot’ quite a bit around Adair Homes. Why? Well, it’s exactly what we do. At Adair Homes, we build your house on your lot. We aren’t buying large tracts of land and developing neighborhoods as you might see in expanding suburban areas. Instead, our business is focused on helping our clients build homes on land that they choose. Through our unique home building process, our clients acquire strong equity positions in their improved properties—not to mention their dream custom home come true.

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    What to Look for When Starting Your Land Search: Tips from Industry Experts

    Posted by Kari Montoya on Nov 26, 2020 8:00:00 AM

    Topics: Custom Home Builder, Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Realtors, Homebuilding Tips, Site Development, Floor Plans, Financing, Homebuilding Process, Design, Finding Land, real estate, sweat equity, value, cost

    When beginning down the path to your dream custom home, it's essential to find the right property. The characteristics of the land will influence the overall design of your home. The size of the lot will impact the size of your home, and which of our plans are the best options. If the lot is sloped, you may consider a daylight basement, or additional foundation. Are the utilities already connected, or do you need to account for those during site development? All of these considerations will be important during your search for the perfect parcel of land.

    But how do you find that place?

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    Quality Custom Homes in the West: A Customer Review of Adair Homes

    Posted by Kari Montoya on Oct 28, 2020 3:06:16 PM

    Topics: Custom Home Builder, Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Homebuilding Process, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, East Valley, Homeowner Testimonial, Customer Care, sweat equity, value

    Adair Homes is proud to partner with families across the Western US; helping people build homes where memories are made, lifestyles are improved, and more comes out of less. What do we mean? With Adair Homes, you’ll find great value—not just with our innovative budgeting tools—but with the construction knowledge and skill sets offered through working with our Pro Team. By taking the time to understand our customer’s priorities, we are able to help each one of them successfully build the home of their dreams.

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    Is Now The Time to Build Custom?

    Posted by Kari Montoya on Jul 1, 2020 8:30:00 AM

    Topics: Custom Home Builder, Build a Custom Home, Custom Home Design, Homebuilding Tips, Selling Your Home, Financing, Design, Custom Homes, Finding Land, real estate, Craftsman, Farmhouse

    Maybe you’ve dreamed of a custom home for years—but the timing never seemed right. And today, things just seem...complicated. Why would right now be the right time to start planning the build of your custom home? To start, did you know that available home inventory across the West—everywhere from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Arizona—is currently lower than ever? January of 2020 saw a 14% drop in inventory, and that was before the pandemic. Even with the low inventory, sales numbers of single-family homes have only grown since the beginning of the year.

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    Building 101 is in Session

    Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Apr 14, 2020 1:24:46 PM

    Topics: Custom Home Builder, Site Development, Financing, Custom Homes, Finding Land

    Online Events

    Don’t worry about showing up in person. We’ve moved our popular class on the basics of homebuilding online—where we can better protect the health and safety of our communities. You’ll still have unprecedented access to the Adair Homes building process—where we make it quicker, easier, and more affordable than you could imagine to build your dream home. Learn about financing, budgeting, and how you can deduct sweat equity from the overall cost of your new construction. Talk to a designer. Peruse the online plans! The Building 101 seminar is your ticket to new construction.

    Each event is customized based on your questions that you ask, but here’s what you can expect:

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    Finding Land During a Quarantine

    Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Mar 26, 2020 11:03:37 AM

    Topics: Custom Home Builder, Realtors, Homebuilding Tips, Finding Land

    Wide open spaces. A big backyard. Sunsets to die-for. What’s on your checklist? Everyone has an idea of what their perfect lot looks like—that special place to build a forever home. But how do you identify your land in today’s unnerving climate? Take a breath—it’s actually a lot easier than you might have imagined. 

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    Realtor Marketing Blog: Realtor Advice for Finding Land

    Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Aug 26, 2019 6:35:00 AM

    Topics: Finding Land

    We asked some of our Realtor partners two important questions about finding and buying land to build a new custom home. These folks have seen it all, including what might go wrong, and some of the answers may surprise you, especially if you have never purchased land before. 

    So as you search for land for your custom home, make sure to keep these tips in mind:

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    5 Floor Plans with Dual Master Suites

    Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on May 15, 2019 11:32:10 AM

    Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Floor Plans, Finding Land

    What’s better than one luxurious master suite? How about 2 master suites? It sounds decadent, but the truth is that dual master suites are gaining popularity because they can be super practical for families of every size and shape.

    A dual master suite can be used for:

    •     An in-law suite
    •     A guest suite
    •     A teen room
    •     A home office
    •     A man cave
    •    So much more!

    Here are 5 gorgeous plans that feature a dual master suite option (see all custom home floor plans).

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    How to Find Land For Your Custom Home

    Posted by Melissa Lynn Galland on Mar 20, 2019 5:02:00 PM

    Topics: Homebuilding Tips, Finding Land

    Dreaming of building your own custom home but overwhelmed by the idea of buying land? You’re not alone. Most of our customers have never purchased land before they visit one of our sales office locations for the very first time. Lucky for you, we’ve developed an easy process, online tools, and a network of real estate professionals to help you find the perfect spot to build your dream home.

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