Review the whole project: land, builder, plans, site costs and permanent financing. Tell us where you plan to build and how far along you are before choosing a loan structure.
A builder’s base price is only one part of the amount you need to plan for.
Land and location
Identify the intended state and county, whether you own the land, and any liens, access or utility questions.
Home and plans
Describe the proposed home, plans and specifications. Separate decisions already made from allowances and selections still open.
Builder and contract
State whether you have selected a builder and whether the contract and payment schedule are written. Ask about the lender’s builder review.
Complete budget
Include land, building contract, site work, utilities, permits and other identified costs. Label estimates and record what remains unpriced.
Timeline
Record target dates from site work through occupancy. Ask how delays affect draws, costs and permanent financing.
Permanent payment
Consider the payment after completion, including taxes, insurance and any required mortgage insurance or other housing costs.
Review Questions
Confirm the Property, Builder and Financing Path
Project information
Property location, land status and liens
Plans, specifications and builder contract
Site access, utilities, permits and local requirements
Draw, inspection and change-order process
Borrower and loan review
Income, assets, debts and intended occupancy
Current program and property-state availability
Required contribution, reserves and land-equity treatment
Conditions for construction and permanent financing
Do not assume every dollar of estimated land equity substitutes for cash. Ask how the lender evaluates the land and any existing liens.
One-Time Close
Ask What Remains at Conversion
A combined transaction arranges construction and permanent financing together. Ask what is approved now, when terms are established and which completion conditions remain. The label alone does not promise an automatic conversion or a rate lock.
Separate closings use a construction loan and a later permanent mortgage. Clarify what the first approval covers, what the permanent lender must still review, and how changing costs or circumstances may affect that review.
Use the same project budget
Compare both proposals using the same land, plans, builder and completion assumptions. Neither structure is always cheaper or better. Ask which structures are available for your file and property before relying on one.
Project Costs
Identify Costs Beyond the Building Contract
Item
What to confirm
Land and liens
Purchase price or existing ownership, value review and any payoff
Site preparation
Access, grading, utilities and work outside the builder’s base price
Plans and permits
Design, local approvals and who pays each charge
Financing and inspections
Written loan charges, draw inspections and payment terms
Insurance, reserves and contingency
Required amounts, timing and responsibility under the actual proposal
Project Type
New Build or Existing-Home Work?
For a new build, start with the land and proposed home. For work on an existing property, describe its current condition, planned changes and occupancy. Ask which financing path fits before comparing prices.
Arithmetic only. These editable sample amounts are not a quote, approved loan amount or complete cost schedule.
Identified project costs
$430,000
The sample adds $120,000 beyond the $310,000 building contract. Financing charges, contingency, reserves and unpriced items may still need separate treatment.
Existing land value and equity need their own lender review; this sum does not establish how much you can borrow.
Before You Commit
Turn Assumptions Into Questions
Organize
Collect the land, builder, plans, budget and timeline.
Compare
Review written terms for draws, changes, delays and permanent financing.
Confirm
Confirm availability and conditions before relying on a loan amount or completion date.
Start with the property state, land ownership or purchase status, builder and contract status, written plans, itemized budget and target timeline. Identify estimates and missing items.
Ask how the lender will evaluate the land, its value and existing liens. Do not assume that every dollar of estimated land equity substitutes for cash.
The actual proposal sets the completion and conversion conditions. Ask which documents, inspections and reviews remain before permanent financing is in place.
Credit, contribution, reserves and debt-to-income requirements depend on the program and complete file. Request the current requirements for your project before relying on a number.
Ask for the proposed draw and inspection process, who pays deposits and how changes or overruns are funded. Match the builder’s payment schedule to the lender’s written procedure.
No. It adds project costs you enter. It does not calculate eligibility, available land equity, lender-required reserves or a loan approval.
Describe the existing home, proposed work and occupancy plan. Renovation financing raises different property and project questions from building a new home.
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Ready to Build Your Dream Home?
Share the intended property state, land ownership, builder status and whether a written budget exists. Confirm program and property availability before relying on a financing path or closing date.
