Barry & Carole Gajdosik
Keswick, Va
As we are about to celebrate our first anniversary in our new home we are happy that we chose Ken Broadwater as our builder. It is a high quality home, strong enough to survive an earthquake when the foundation was set and a severe wind storm shortly after we moved in. This is our "dream" retirement home. Working with Ken,we saw our wishes materialize. We are enjoying the special features we wan
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What to know when buying land
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Buying land and building are and exciting proposition. The idea of hand –picking the setting for your
dream home is a special one indeed. If your plans include buying and building, here are some
recommendations to keep in mind as you search for that perfect piece of land.
First, look to see if the property has had a septic test done. Before building, the county is required
to evaluate the soil at the site and determine for how many bedrooms the land “perks” for. Then, make
sure the perkability of the lot matches your planned number of bedrooms, or can adapted to do so.
If a perk test hasn’t yet been done, be sure to request one as part of your offer to purchase, and make
the offer contingent on the property perking for the number of bedrooms you need.
Also key to the perk test is the site plan for your home. Typically, a sketch of the footprint of your
house is included when submitting an application for the perk test. If you’ve already chosen a builder,
s/he can be instrumental in this process as well. And if your acreage is sufficient and you have flexibility
in where you locate your home on the land, your builder can guild you as to the optimum placement of the
home for privacy, for passive solar features, or other feathers that are important to you. Two other factors
should be considered before you make an offer: noise and future development.
If you‘re concerned about traffic patterns, visits the property at different times of the day. Go during rush
hour and on the week-ends to gauge noise levels.
Building a home is an exciting, and always fulfilling experience .
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