New Construction

Oakmont Development
Attractive and
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Mike Thomas Associates Realtors® work with all local builders.

Our experience from Oakmont Development makes Mike Thomas Associates Realtors the best choice for Building a Home in Northeast Indiana.

by Mike & Jeff Thomas

Oakmont Development has created comfortable sub-developments for a full range of lifestyles in Allen County providing homeowners with good investment opportunity and attractive safe community environment for families of all ages.

We specialize in new construction and know the building industry. We create new home sites for builders and buyers in Northeast Indiana. We represent a large network of quality builders and assist our clients through all aspects of the process to build their home.

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Oakmont Development Communities

Deer Hollow
Grey Oaks
Talis Park
Whisper Rock

Canyon Cliffs
Mediterra
The Fountain
Valencia

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Reasons to Build with a Mike Thomas REALTOR®

Understand Your Contract

You will party to a contract involving a massive amount of money when you sign on the dotted line for the construction of your new house. By so doing, you abdicate NONE of your basic legal rights; therefore, know them, and exercise them!
Start by reading the contract and understanding it. You are paying (or will pay over the next 25-30 years) for the knowledge of the builders -- their experience and ability. PLUS you are paying your builders a profit above their expenses. What do you expect in return? How do ensure that you get what you expect?
COMMUNICATE - WRITE IT DOWN - COMMUNICATE- WRITE IT DOWN - COMMUNICATE - WRITE IT DOWN. Anything you add to the house after the contract is signed, the builder will keep track of -- assiduously! Anything you delete or reduce, YOU keep track of -- assiduously!

Save on Building Costs

Keep costs in perspective; $10 a thousand more for brick you like better translates into only $100 more when 10,000 bricks (a typical amount) are involved.
The average house contains approximately 1,500 to 2,000 square feet; do you need more? Why? How much more?
Take care that glitz and gadgets (suggested by friends, the builder, or magazines) do not overwhelm good basic construction-- don't trade them for lesser construction. Bouncy floors (where joists are stretched to the maximum)are not remedied by a hot tub, flocked wall covering, skylights, or jazzy door hardware.
You pay for each and every square foot of space in your house, be it occupied, usable, or otherwise. If the cost is $50, $85, or $110 per square foot, "extra", unused, vacant and unnecessary area is provided at the very same cost.

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Please call 260.489.2000 or search our Realtors® agent list. Let us help refine your home building and new construction process by using one of our Realtors® to select pre-qualifying properties and scheduling model home viewings that are convenient to you.

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Before you hire a builder for your new house...

Be sure that you can answer each of these important questions.

What is a good design for our needs?
What is a building code? Does it effect us? How does it work? What doesn't it do?
Who is responsible, overall, for my building project?
What are good sizes and proportions for rooms? What style do I want?
What am I really getting from the builder?
What problems do I have in my current house that I don't want to repeat?
Where can I find answers and help? How do I make my desires known?
What does that line on the drawing mean?
What is a dispute; a lien?
What are specifications? Does the builder write and provide them?
What if my builder does something in a way I don't like? Is the house going to be complete; will something be left out?
When will the house be finished?
What is a contract? How do I play a part in it? What does it say?
What is "an extra"?
Is that a good material, I've never heard of it?
Can I change things?
Who picks the color of the paint, wall coverings, etc.?
Is landscaping included? Sod? Seed? mud and rocks? Slopes? Are landscape features guaranteed?
What if I disagree with the builder? Can I stop the work?
Am I allowed on the job site? Can I inspect the work as it goes up? Can I bring someone with me?
I really want this ________________ in the house -- how do I get exactly that?
I can buy the light fixtures from my brother-- but who will hang them? What do I do?
Should I close on the mortgage and pay the builder in full? I have several items that I don't like - must I still close?
Why do we have to make all these trips to pick things out?