Property and legal
Available parcel information, access, restrictions, easements, and jurisdiction questions.
Build on Your Lot
Your land is the beginning—not an obstacle.
Bring us the property you own or the one you are considering. We’ll help connect the homesite, home plan, site scope, and building decisions before construction begins.
Land first planning
We help your home plan work with your land.
A useful early review connects access and home placement, utilities, visible site conditions, restrictions, drainage questions, and plan fit before those assumptions become project commitments.
- Access and home placement
- Water, electric, sewer or septic
- Drainage and visible site conditions
- Restrictions, easements, and jurisdiction
- Survey information and plan fit
- Follow-up items that need verification
Site work allowances
$43,000 included in every displayed base price.
- Earthwork
- $10,000
- Concrete driveway
- $9,000
- Utilities
- $14,500
- Septic system
- $9,500
Complimentary land feasibility assessment
One preliminary assessment is included at no cost.
Golden Crest Homes provides one complimentary preliminary land feasibility assessment, a $1,000 value, with no commitment to build. Each additional property assessment is $1,000.
Utilities and wastewater
Known water, electric, sewer, septic, and connection information that may affect planning.
Site and plan fit
Visible site conditions, drainage questions, survey information, and practical plan-placement considerations.
Important boundary. A preliminary assessment does not guarantee buildability. Surveys, title information, engineering, soils work, governmental review, utilities, and other third-party due diligence may be required.
Why early review matters
Real property conditions can change the project before construction starts.
The v82 handoff documents examples where early review identified a city water-meter restriction tied to sewer capacity, a power crossing with an approximately $30,000 estimate, an existing water meter that reduced expected utility work, and an aging power service that required an upgrade but was expected to remain within the allowance.
Water and sewer capacity
A city water-meter restriction was identified because of sewer capacity, with an anticipated delay of approximately three years.
Power access
A power connection crossing a state highway carried an approximately $30,000 estimate.
Existing utility value
An existing water meter reduced the expected utility allowance needed for that property.
Service upgrade
An aging power service required an upgrade, but the expected work remained within the utility allowance.
Examples illustrate project-specific conditions and do not predict costs or outcomes for another property.
Our building process
Four steps organize the early decisions.
Discovery Call and Preapproval
Start with your land, priorities, and budget.
Complimentary Land Feasibility Assessment
Identify early property questions before detailed planning.
Floor Plan and Upgrades
Choose the plan and document selections and available upgrades.
Agreement, Deposit, and Closing
Organize the written scope, specifications, pricing, agreement, deposit, and closing.
Landowner readiness
Useful information to gather as it becomes available.
- Boundary survey
- Topographic survey
- Geotechnical report
- Foundation type
- Site plan
- Drainage plan
- Retaining wall information if needed
- Water provider
- Electric provider
- Sewer or septic information
- Easements and access
- Permitting authorities
Construction timing
Vertical construction is scheduled around a 150 day build time.
The total project timeline varies with horizontal/site work and utilities. Once horizontal work and utilities are ready and vertical construction begins, Golden Crest Homes uses a professional construction schedule based on a 150 day vertical build time.
Property conditions, approved changes, inspections, weather, material availability, and outside events may affect the overall timeline.
Bring us the property
Start with the land information you have today.
Unknown answers are welcome. The first assessment is designed to identify what should be verified next.
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