Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 10Jan 19, 2014 11:36 pm My Thread (Halls Head Beach House): viewtopic.php?f=31&t=67006 Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 12Jan 24, 2014 11:12 pm Our Family Home Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69221 Our Investment Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69588 Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 14Jan 26, 2014 7:24 am Our Family Home Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69221 Our Investment Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69588 Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 17Jan 27, 2014 7:02 am Our Family Home Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69221 Our Investment Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69588 Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 19Jan 27, 2014 1:40 pm ![]() We received unconditional approval from the bank and about a week later, the final drawings rocked up (this was in November). There was a lot of work before that. A few revs of the drawings to get to that point. Our builder has done far more follow-up of us than we have of them. However, sounds like it is best to get timeframes from the people with the same builder. Yesterday evening, we walked up to your block from our block. It's interesting having a look at all the pads in Stage 4 and seeing the different styles of how they do the concreting. Fingers crossed there is a pad down on your block soon ![]() We'll probably be one of the last ones in Stage 4 to get a pad. We were lining ourselves up for the stage 5 release but had also put our names on the Stage 4 stand-by list (cause we just had to get a block in Champion Lakes!!) - and then we got the call in November to say a block's become available ![]() Re: Our Build in Champion Lakes with Ben Trager Homes 20Jan 27, 2014 3:18 pm We also adore Champion Lakes. We'd been looking around the Southern River/Harrisdale area for over a year. We'd put a hold on a block in one of those "no-name" estates. We went to Champion Lakes on a whim (because it had Fibre internet connection which is on the essential list). We fell in love straight away and the feeling has only grown. Just hope we get good neighbours next door ![]() Our Family Home Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69221 Our Investment Build Thread: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=69588 The shocking aspects are the lack of price transparency and the presence of hidden terms. First, the final tender price is unpredictable, deviating significantly from… 11 32954 I second taking your plans elsewhere. They're yours (unless you ended up in one of those cheaper arrangements where you don't own the rights and the build will be tendered… 2 33702 Thank you so much everyone. This all makes a lot of sense. I guess when you talk to a builder who butters up everything to look very polished, you get to start believing… 7 71182 |