To buy, or to build? When we compare the two, building beats buying for some very good reasons that might just surprise you. Buying brings instant gratification, but comes with some significant compromises. So let’s look at just some of the ways in which building beats buying when you’re considering getting in to a home of your own.
Building with an experienced builder like Format Homes gives you the freedom and flexibility to customize many aspects of the design to meet your specific needs and preferences. Building beats buying because from the way the floorplan is laid out to the individual features, you have control over all the details. By comparison, when you walk into an existing home you’ll effectively be left to live with someone else’s choices, and that can lead to uncomfortable compromises in your everyday life.
Home design advances quickly. Features and ideas that were unheard of just a few years ago quickly become modern standards, and purchasing a home that’s even just a few years old can mean missing out on meaningful inclusions. Building beats buying once again because you can incorporate the latest design innovations, which might not be present in older homes. As a progressive home builder in Adelaide, Format Homes offers designs that incorporate all the very latest features to help enhance your lifestyle and make living easy.
In a changing market, it’s not safe simply to assume that buying an existing home will always be cheaper than building. Furthermore, building beats buying in situations where the size, design and features of the home you have in mind are optimised to suit your budget. This is especially true when you consider that the home you are building will be chosen to suit you perfectly, and that purchasing an existing home often leads to costly changes and renovations in the future to help make the home better suited to the way you live.
A high quality new home by Format Homes is unlikely to incur significant maintenance costs for many years. By comparison, purchasing an existing home often involves a ‘getting to know you’ period following moving in, during which maintenance issues make themselves known. As problems come to light, it can sometimes become obvious that the purchase price of the existing home was just the start, and that further investments will need to be made before the home is 100 percent fit for purpose.
Building beats buying in virtually every case when it comes to energy efficiency and sustainability. The reasons are simple; new homes such as the designs offered by Format Homes are created using modern, sustainable design, methods and materials that simply weren’t in use in the recent past. Inclusions such as appliances are also more energy efficient than those in use, say, a decade ago. It’s little use purchasing a ‘bargain’ existing home if, for instance, its dated design means that it will cost significantly more to heat and cool, costs that will accrue as years go by.
In recent years, the advantages of steel frames in building have become well known. Format Homes make use of Truecore steel frames in every design. These frames offer a 50-year guarantee and are absolutely impervious to termite attack. In this case, building beats buying simply because of improved structural strength and the peace of mind that comes with never having to worry about termites.
A new home by Format Homes carries warranties that cover construction defects and major systems, providing peace of mind and financial protection in the unlikely event that issues should arise. Furthermore, building beats buying because you get to see your home come together from the ground up, and can witness for yourself the various quality control measures in place. There’s no better way to have peace of mind that quality is right at the heart of the home you move in to.
Building a new home with Format Homes offers the benefits of personalization, cost efficiency, energy efficiency, quality assurance, and investment potential, making it an attractive option compared to buying an existing property. With 20 years’ experience and over 2,000 homes to their credit, Format Homes also offers the kind of peace of mind that’s hard to find when purchasing an existing home.
If you’d like to discuss a new home and the advantages that come with building a premium quality design from scratch, Format Homes would love to hear from you and get to know the ideas you have. To make an enquiry, simply click here.
