5 things to consider if you are having a home built out of state

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[00:00:41] Eric Goranson: And, uh, we've got a great one here today by request. This one came in via email and it was a discussion that I think is really important because I know a couple people going through this right now. And maybe this is something that's more on the West coast, but I'm seeing this. Where people are building a house out [00:01:00] there and it's not in the state that they live in.

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[00:01:23] Eric Goranson: On the website. It's really easy to find around the house online. com. And there's some things to consider. And this is what I call a very dangerous subject. When you're having a house built that you can't go by and see how it's going. And maybe you're working with one of the larger builders out there.

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[00:01:59] Eric Goranson: They [00:02:00] are, there's 8 layers of manage between them and what's going on in the field. And many time with these larger builders, these are the cheapest people they can find. And there's good ones and there's bad ones out there, but it's really depending on what the development is and who they hired for the project.

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[00:02:43] Eric Goranson: Here's why there are so many times that I see people posting up pictures. They'll go, Hey, brand new house built. I'm moving out to X, Y, or Z wherever they're headed to look it out here. We're getting, they're putting the forms down. They're getting ready to pour concrete. I'm like, yikes, you're pouring concrete on that mess.[00:03:00]

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[00:03:18] Eric Goranson: Now this is a key. So here's the problem with building code. And this is a big issue. Building code protects your health, safety, and welfare. And you can have a horribly built house meets building code. It just looks like an eight year old build it. It has all the stuff to meet the safety guidelines. And so this is where you want to be very careful.

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[00:03:57] Eric Goranson: And here's the thing, the larger the builder, [00:04:00] the larger the problems can be. And I'll tell you about the problems that I've seen pictures of that have people that have sent me these pictures. Great example, um, major one of the top three home builders in Florida. I saw a block wall that was so out of bow that when they came in and built the inside of the house out, They built this house out of concrete block.

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[00:04:46] Eric Goranson: I have seen, heck, I saw a smart home community where they forgot to run in the fiber optic and the cable. So all the cables were running down the driveway and the sidewalks duct tape down until they could come back in and dig up [00:05:00] people's yards again. And the list goes on and on. I've seen videos of contractors pouring driveways and the concrete is hitting the.

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[00:05:42] Eric Goranson: So I want to make sure that you have somebody come through there and inspect before the concrete is poured at framing at the rough end before drywall. So I want to see people coming in there usually right as they're doing the rough and electrical and plumbing, getting all that [00:06:00] stuff in maybe one more time at insulation.

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[00:06:25] Eric Goranson: Large pushback from many of these builders. If you hire somebody to come in there and look, and they will give you as many excuses as they can. Now there are some great builders out there that are like, yeah, bring it on. We want to catch it now. It's cheaper to catch it. Now there are also these major builders that are going to look at it and go, no, we won't let them on the job site.

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[00:07:05] Eric Goranson: They're trying to get away with stuff. And you know something, they don't when these people are on site. So I have seen these people go through and here's the thing. You can have this conversation with them, with the inspector. Do you want them looking for little cosmetic stuff, or do you want them looking at the major systems like framing, electrical, plumbing, insulation, concrete work?

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[00:07:56] Eric Goranson: But I want that roofer. Or that inspector to go up and follow [00:08:00] up on the roofer to see what they did. I want to make sure the shingles are good. The roofing's fine. The flashing's correct. The gutters are put on correctly. Things got painted, sealed up all that. And this is what's really going to save you money because here's what happens once that warranty is over on the house.

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[00:08:35] Eric Goranson: And so that can be very frustrating and expensive as a homeowner. And especially if you spent a thousand or two on somebody to come through and do all these inspections in the scheme of things, you're going to be much better protected and make sure you're going to be okay. So first off, make sure that you understand that building code doesn't cover many of these things.

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[00:09:15] Eric Goranson: And of course, building code does not protect quality of workmanship, only life safety and welfare. And if you go follow those things and have some help that'll help make you Give you these arguments because here's what happens is when you go to close on this project, you could have your list and go, Hey, here's the 45 things that need to be resolved before we take possession of the house.

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[00:09:56] Eric Goranson: All right, guys, that wraps up our [00:10:00] weekday special here this weekend. We have got a great show. It's going to be a replay because I am taking some much needed R and R. I hurt my knee a few weeks back. I've got an MRI here in an hour or two. I'm going to take some. Take a little bit of a break and rest it up a little bit this week and try to get this thing dialed in and then this is going to be a great show this weekend, though, even though it's the best of this isn't something you heard a couple weeks ago, this is something you probably missed that you've never heard before, and it is two absolutely great stellar episodes coming up this weekend on the radio show and the podcast that you don't want to miss.

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