Hi Everyone
We're looking to build a house in Yanchep WA - we've secured a block when we visited the family in Jan and awaiting settlement - should be within the next month - yay!
We have so many questions and don't really know who to turn to for answers. The sales people surely won't have our best interest at heart, the family wouldn't want to offend us by saying something we might not like etc etc.
We've been looking at what feels like 100000s of plans. Obviously the thought of building from a distance is a bit scary, and it would be much more convenient to go for a turn-key build. What are the pitfalls?
What I find most confusing is when things are meant to happen. When is turn key? When does the slab typically go down? When do you start paying anything (after the first initial small deposit to the builder)? How long before the initial sign up and the slab going down? And what happens inbetween? EEEEEKKK! We're not sure when to engage a builder as we're waiting for a (small) investment to mature towards the end of the year which we'll use as deposit.
This forum is amazing and I'm so glad I found it. Have been lurking for a while and been making notes as I go along - of ideas, things to remember and things to look out for. Thanks you're all amazing !! (Also, if I missed some glaringly obvious place where this info has already been collated - apologies - and please could you direct me to it?)
You'll be bored of me soon asking all my questions I'm off to bed now -would appreciate any answers/help and will check back tomorrow