The paramount question for most of us when we consider buying or building a new custom Florida home is “How much can I afford to spend on a new home?” Cost is almost always a factor, especially in today’s residential housing market, and we want to make the most of …
If you’re asking the question “What mortgage is right for me?”, you’re likely ready to do some financial homework ahead of buying your new custom Florida home. It’s a smart question even if you’ve bought a previous home. As with most significant long-term purchases, our priorities and circumstances can change …
If it’s time to build that dream home, retirement home, or vacation home on a lot that you own, it’s time for ICI Homes Custom Homes to come to the rescue. You might have chosen a floor plan, have blueprints, and only need an experienced builder. Or, you just know …
In Part I of this explainer series, we guided potential ICI Homes customers and readers through some basic, but not always understandable, mortgage terms and acronyms. Every industry has a shortcut language that makes sense to those who work in it, or are familiar with it. But that terminology can …
The home-buying landscape is littered with acronyms, which can leave some customers feeling as though they’ve wandered into an advanced Latin class. Most of us are familiar with basic terms such as “mortgage” — AKA, your home loan — and can figure out items such as “equity.” Google saves the …
We at ICI Homes thought you might like us to define some of the terms used in the homebuilding industry. Unfamiliar slang and jargon can confuse potential customers searching for, or building, a new custom Florida home. And who wants to go through such an important process feeling like you …
When you build your Florida home, you should feel at ease with either of the two methods described here because your builder will have a reason as to why they specialize in one or the other….or both.