Tilson Homes
Jan 9, 2024

Tilson Live! Preparing Your Land for a New Home - January 9, 2023

Build On Your Land, Live Seminars

Developing your land for building a new home is the most unique aspect of building on your land. Eric Alarid and Dawn Dantzler discussed what you need to know about preparing your land for construction. They covered everything from site prep to installing utilities and the documents you'll need to get started.

Seminar Notes:

  • 00:00 Intro Video
  • 00:53 Welcomes and Introduction
  • 03:22 Topic Introduction
  • 05:53 Viewer Welcomes
  • 08:37 What are the major issues with having a septic? 
  • 13:00 When do I lock in my interest rate? 
  • 14:45 Soil Analysis and Pad Site
  • 15:57 Are homes outside city limits built with the same code? 
  • 18:38 When do I make payments with EasyBuy?
  • 19:40 Can I bring my plans?
  • 22:30 Does Tilson help with home placement?
  • 24:03 Presentation Begins
  • 24:17 Pre-Construction Responsibilities
  • 26:12 Before YouBuild:
  • 26:31 Important Documents
  • 33:36 Viewer Questions + Comments
  • 43:20 Information on Utilities
  • 54:10 Site Planning
  • 58:23 Does it cost extra to run electrical underground?
  • 01:04:36 Tilson Updates
  • 01:04:47 Wrap-Up and Goodbyes

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