Jason M. Semler

Danny,
I think the national builders do just about as well as any of us local builders but they have a much more rigid policy in place of how they build their homes, they don't allow alot of custom changes or design changes to their plans, they can control their cost's much better this way since it is the bottom line they worry about the most. I would like to see more people here in Minnesota support the local builder and tell The big national guys to go away they are one of the reasons our market is where its at. Buying from a local builder has several advantages such as supporting the local work force and economy, having complete control over your design and features and one huge difference is you get to speak with the people who own the company and in most cases establish a relationship that will last a long time. I build all over the Anoka county area and would welcome the oppurtunity to bid a house for you, its a good time to build new! What ever you do I would recommend you have a buyers represenative to help you with any home purchase it could save you a lot of time and money. Take care and Good Luck! - Thu Jul 24 2008, 15:12

Hello Gregg,

Location is everything especially in the market that we find ourselves in today if you have a desirable location and have a realistic listing price as well as a builder who has a good reputation in and around the area you should be alright. Sometimes the right builder can even help move things along a little quicker if his/her homes are desirable. If you don't have any of that and you need to sell your property fast I wouldn't mess around with putting a restriction on the property as to a specific builder and throw it on the market for all to see and bid on and who knows if it is desirable enough maybe the builder or other builders will end up being the buyer. Good Luck! - Wed Jul 23 2008, 06:30

Hello Suzanne,

I have built a ton of homes for many different people and I can only remember putting green shingles on 2 or 3 times! I happen to like the look on certain homes as long as the green is on the darker side and the siding and soffit and fascia complement it, whatever you do do not put the light green shingles on it will stick out like a sore thumb and you will have trouble with resale! It also depends on your surroundings, if you are on a lot with good tree and vegetation cover it would fit in much better than if you were in the middle of a development with no cover, I had green on my last home that I lived in which was surrounded by a big woods and the home look absolutely beautilful with a green roof, my neighbor where I live now (a home that I built) has a green roof and green surroundings and I think it looks gorgeous. So there are a few factors you should take into consideration before pulling the trigger but one thing you could do to help decide is drive around a few communities and look for the colors you want to use and see how it looks on someone else’s house before you spend the money to put it on yours and you may spot other colors that you may like better. I hope this helps! Good Luck! - Tue Jul 22 2008, 05:34