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Unless you picked your lot for farming too, chances are good that you liked the lot because of the trees and landscaping. A grand oak tree that has been there over 100 years can be really beautiful and provide lots of shade. But if that grand oak is in the middle of the lot, near where you ..

The rule of thumb when you are buying anything expensive is to “get three quotes and check references.” If you are planning to build a house on your own lot, you probably want to go one step further and make a checklist: How long has the builder been in business? Is the builder f ..

You are pretty sure that you want to buy your own lot and build a house on it. What is the next step? We have put together a list of articles to get you started: Financing: What is a construction to permanent loan (https://www.allstatehomes.com/blog/what-is-a-construction-to-permanen ..

Affordable single family homes in the Tampa Bay area are a hot commodity these days. If you have grown weary of searching for that perfect house, you might consider purchasing an empty lot or a lot with a teardown and building your dream home instead. We put together a list of articles ..

All State Homes was one of 184 builders from across the country to win the prestigious Builder Achievement Awards in the Foundation Builders category, awarded by 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty. 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty is an industry-leading provider of new home structural warranties a ..

The City of Tampa has designated Hyde Park, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights and Ybor City as historical neighborhoods and provided District Overlays (https://www.allstatehomes.com/blog/what-is-zoning-and-why-does-it-matter-when-you-are-building-a-house-on-your-own-lot) with strict rules for ..

The National Association of Home Builders has a list of questions (https://www.nahb.org/en/consumers/home-buying/questions-to-ask-your-homebuilder.aspx) to ask home builders before you select the company to build your dream home. We have listed the questions to ask the builder that apply to ..

Chances are good that you had a floor plan in mind before you even bought a lot to build your dream home on. Maybe you walked through a model home in a new subdivision, or you found a plan online, or your friends have the perfect house and you want to duplicate it. Before you commit yoursel ..

A construction to permanent loan (also called CPL loan) is one loan that allows you to finance the construction of the house and then converts to a permanent mortgage loan. It functions as a line of credit to pay for the construction costs at each stage of the building process, and you pay ..

If you have not yet bought that perfect lot to build your dream house on, you may want to give some consideration to the following items that could save you money: Building in a flood zone will cost more. When you build a new home in a flood plain, the home has to meet a particular  ..