Need A Custom Home Builder?

Are you looking for a custom home builder in Raleigh, Cary or Wake Forest?  Then you’re going to want to read on as I introduce you to Ryan Johnson of Revolution Homes.

First, let’s identify what a custom home builder is.  A custom home builder can be best defined as a firm that has the capabilities to sit down with you and take your ideas of what your dream home should look like and turn it into a reality.

If a builder has to work from an existing plan, and modify that plan by moving a few walls and changing things around, that’s not a true custom home builder.  A builder that modifies stock plans is called a semi-custom builder, or a design-build builder, and typically cannot build a truly custom home.

However, there is some overlap between the two.  For instance, a custom home builder may also be useful to you if you already have a base plan and want modifications made.  Actually in this case either a semi-custom or custom home builder could do the job for you.  And I know what you’re thinking.  The pure custom home builder is going to be more expensive if you’re working from a base plan with modifications.  That’s what I thought too… until I met Ryan Johnson of Revolution Homes.

Ryan has put together a really fascinating company, Revolution Homes, that approaches custom home building in a unique way.  To answer that cost question, let me start by saying that Revolution Homes has established partnerships that allow the company to purchase many of the typical high cost items directly from the manufacturer.  This alone has the potential to actually lower the cost of building a home.

To further control costs, Ryan does all of his own estimates.  From scratch!   He does not use standard, per square foot, building block type estimating guidelines.  Every home he builds has the cost for that particular home built up from scratch and then the materials are ordered direct.  He does not order “packages” of materials that contain built-in waste factors.  Ryan tells me that I should not be at all surprised if his cost to build is lower that many of the design-build builders.

Ryan has created a very interesting tool he calls The Discovery Guide.  This 16 page guide starts a client on a discovery process that examines how the proposed new home will be lived in.  He figures that if the lifestyle needs can be identified up front, and the home designed and built with those needs in mind, then the finished product will “fit the client” much better.

When it comes to building a home, planning and communication are super critical success factors.  Ryan puts his former career as an Army Major to use with the same attention to detail that he used to manage huge projects while serving our country.

Communication with the client is detailed in another tool Ryan has created called The Building Guide.  This Building Guide goes into an amazing amount of detail of the entire process.  Every stage and phase is explained in simple, easy to understand language.  The tools Ryan has created to guide the client through the home building process are designed to educate the client and dramatically reduce the element of surprise.  And trust me, without proper planning and communication, building a home can be an experience that is full of surprises.

In addition to a great custom home builder, you’re going to also need a great building lot in order to see your dream home become a reality.  Ryan has this covered as well.  He has spent lots of time developing relationships with other builders and developers in the area and has some pretty amazing access to building lots in many of the popular neighborhoods in Raleigh, Cary and Wake Forest.  And of course if you have your own land and just need a builder to create your dream home, Ryan has the flexibility to accommodate that as well.

Ryan says this is the year of the deal.  The current real estate market has left many builders and developers with land inventory they really don’t need.  Both Ryan and I seriously doubt that we are likely to see building lot prices this low ever again.

Whether you already have a plan or you just have some really great ideas in your head of what your dream home could be, Revolution Homes is set up specifically to serve your needs.  And to do it in the most cost effective way possible.

If you think a custom built home might be in your future, give me a call or email me and I’ll schedule a time for us to meet with Ryan and you can personally discover what a true custom home builder is all about.