Where you build your dream home in the Poconos is as important as the house you construct. Even the best floor plan won’t satisfy you if you build your home in the wrong place. But what should you be looking for when you’re considering purchasing property in the Poconos?

Lakefront property is one of those “dream-come-true” living situations. Dreaming about it is easy. Finding the right lakefront lot can be more of a challenge. Why is that and how do you go about finding a Poconos lakefront lot?

You may be someone who has secretly harbored a dream of building a vacation home in the Poconos—but never thought about it too seriously because it seemed a little frivolous. There are, however, some pretty serious and significant reasons to pursue that dream. Let’s look at three reasons you just might want to build a vacation home in the Poconos.

We’ve all heard the old adage that if a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. That little nugget of wisdom also applies to building a new home. It’s why homebuyers should heed the warning: “Caveat Emptor” (Let the buyer beware!).

Building custom homes is a very personal business. That’s because a custom home isn’t some commodity. It’s much more than a property and plans and materials. It’s a place for you and your family to live comfortably and securely and build memories. And that’s why you don’t just deal with a company when it’s time to build your home—you interact with the people that make up that company.

If you’ve ever watched any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, you’ll know that there is often a fair amount of discussion about “The Pirate Code.”  And you may recall that Captain Jack Sparrow and the others often claim that the Code is: “really more a set of guidelines . . .” 

There are some new names surfacing when people talk about homebuilding today—and they’re not the kind of names we’ve associated with homebuilding in the past. When the names of Apple and Tesla have surfaced, most of us have thought in terms of computers, smart phones, and electric cars.  My how things have changed! 

Every business wants to stand apart from the competition. They want potential clients to look at them as something special. Custom homebuilders are no different. We want to stand out from the crowd. But how do you do that in a field where there are a lot of skilled craftsman who use many of the same materials to build what seems to be (at least on the surface) the same thing: a home? 

Maybe you’ve thought about owning a home in the Poconos for a long time. A lot of people toy with the idea of escaping to the mountains and leaving it all behind. It could be that you’ve thought of having a second home here. Maybe you’ve thought it would be a great place to retire and enjoy all the outdoor activities the region has to offer. Or maybe you’ve considered moving the family to a place where the pace is a little slower and relaxed.

One of the biggest challenges in new home construction often comes when most of the actual construction work is done. That’s when it’s time to choose colors for the interior of the home. It seems like such a simple task, but it’s tied many a new homeowner in knots! How do you decide on the right color scheme for your new Pennsylvania home?