Welcome to the easiest and most efficient way to have a high quality, personalized Caruso home built on the lot of your choice throughout the suburban areas of Baltimore/Washington DC, Raleigh/Durham and Delaware.
Search our Available Home Plans and then use the Floor Plan Designer to personalize your home--add rooms, select options and design your dream. We’re happy to assist you in choosing all the details for your new Caruso Home. New home styles are coming soon--contact us for more to choose from!
Caruso Homes On Your Lot division can build your dream home on many home sites throughout Maryland, North Carolina and Delaware, giving you the flexibility to choose a location exactly where you want to live. There are many things to consider when searching for the right home site, and our team is here to help you answer these questions and more.
Our team has done the legwork for you! We have partnered with land sellers to bring you lot and home packages that are available now. Packages shown are estimates only–Enjoy the flexibility to select the floor plan of your choice and personalize it to fit your needs and unique style.
Our experienced Sales and Construction team will guide you throughout the entire process to ensure your home is built with Caruso Homes standards of quality craftsmanship you expect and deserve.
Find The Right Lot
Decide on a Home Plan and Options
Get an Accurate Cost to Build
Apply for Financing
Pre-Construction Meeting
Construction
Pre-Closing Orientation
Settlement
The greatest benefit to building On Your Lot is the flexibility to choose a location exactly where you want to live--want to be near the grand kids, in a specific school district, or prefer something farther in the country--it’s up to you! When searching for the right home site, there are many questions to consider: Is the lot flat or does it have steep grades? Are there a lot of trees to be cleared? Will it be an in-ground or walkout condition? Does it have water and sewer available or will it have a well and septic? Will the home you want to build fit on the lot? We can help you answer these and other questions pertaining to the feasibility of the lot.
Explore our Available Home Plans to determine the type of homes that suit your needs. Do you want a 1-story or 2-story? How many bedrooms and bathrooms are needed? Create your wish list of options and features and then use our Floor Plan Designer tool to design your ideal home.
A representative from Caruso Homes will determine the placement of the home on the property and identify what site improvements are needed. A cost estimate can then be developed which includes three critical elements:
1) The cost of the lot
2) The price of the home (Base price + options/upgrades)
3) The lot finishing (permitting, driveway, utility installation, site clearing, etc.).
Meet with a mortgage consultant to start the financing process. Caruso Homes has relationships with multiple lenders that specialize in construction-to-permanent loans to guarantee that you receive the most competitive terms and conditions. They can even pre-qualify you before you start your home search.
Before construction begins, you will meet with our construction team to review the plans and selections for your new home. At this meeting you will receive a timeline of the building process, identifying key points in the building cycle.
During construction your personal Caruso Homes project manager will be available to address any concerns or questions you may have. Throughout the construction process your home will go through a series of county inspections, as well as our own quality assurance inspections, to ensure that your home is built to the highest standards.
Before going to settlement, you will meet your project manager for a walk-through orientation to demonstrate the operating procedures and quality features of your new home. We will also identify any punch out items that need to be corrected and review our warranty procedure.
Congratulations! It is time to go to final settlement where you will approve the final paperwork and receive the keys to your new home. You will also receive information about our warranty program and service procedures. You are now ready to move into your beautiful, new Caruso Home and start making memories!
In today’s market the majority of Custom Home construction is financed through a construction-to-permanent loan. With flexible terms, highly competitive rates and fast closings, construction loans are the most popular choice for financing your new dream home. Our preferred lenders have a full range of the best financing programs available today and are dedicated to helping our customers enjoy a stress-free financing process. They can even pre-qualify you before you start your home search.
A Construction-to-Permanent mortgage allows you to finance the construction of your new home while it is being built. You will lock in your interest rate and settle on the loan before construction begins. During construction, the bank will make payments or disbursements to the builder at each stage of the building process based on a pre-approved draw schedule and inspections. When the home is completed, the loan will convert to a permanent mortgage and you will begin making regular mortgage payments.
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