INDUSTRY INSIGHT
REAL ESTATE
SPONSORED CONTENT
Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty’s
LISA MCLAUGHLIN
Where Client
Trust Comes First
Building a Custom Home…Part 1 – Where to Begin
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Welcome to Part 1 of a two-part series on where to
begin when building your custom home.
or over 250 years Property Ownership has been a core value
in our country. With that being said, Property Ownership is
where we begin our journey to building your custom home.
The opportunity to build your custom home is a gift, one
filled with excitement, imagination, and the vision of creating future
memories. It’s where you will incorporate past traditions important to
you with new ones, all with a new backdrop.
To begin your journey you need to decide where you would like to
build, what your budget is for the property and the house and who
you would like to partner with to find the right lot or acreage along
with the right builder.
Being a realtor for 27 years and married to a custom home builder,
Joe McLaughlin of McLaughlin Builders LLC, you can only imagine
that we are constantly in a state of “Real Estate”…looking at ground,
looking at development opportunities and matching clients with the
right lot that works best for them is what we do. We are approached
on a regular basis by land owners who want to either sell their ground,
subdivide a few lots or would like to build a custom home themselves
on their own property. We typically know about property that’s
available for purchase prior to it going on the open market.
Once you have decided on an area and budget, our work begins in
finding you the available lot opportunities in that area. Walking the
property, checking with the Bureau of Mines to confirm the depth
from the surface of the ground to the mine ceiling, checking on the
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12.875 acres on McDowell Lane in North Strabane. $1.2 Million.
availability of utilities, finding out if there are restrictive covenants
or township restrictions and any other potential concerns that could
have an impact on the total cost to build your home are just a few
of the due diligence points that must be verified. It may sound like a
huge undertaking but its all in a days work.
Educating you and getting you acquainted with the property your
considering to build your future home on is of the utmost importance
to myself as your agent and McLaughlin Builders LLC. Guiding you
through the process from literally the ground up starts with an
informal meet and greet over a cup of coffee where we can listen to
what’s most important to you.
For more information on Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty’s Lisa McLaughlin, including
all of her current listings, find her at piattsothebysrealty.com. You can also reach Lisa
at 412-301-7000 or direct 412-491-2938. Email is [email protected]. Now is the
time to list or sell your home or property. Call Lisa today! Her office is located at 325
Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 200, in Canonsburg, 15317.
www.mclaughlinbuildersllc.com
Contact Joe McLaughlin 412.951.3335 or
Kevin McLaughlin 858.900.5221