New Construction in Centerville, UT — bring your own agent

Tight resale inventory pushes a lot of Davis County buyers toward new construction, and often that is the right call. What surprises people is that the builder's paperwork is not the standard state contract, and the friendly person in the model home represents the builder, not you. Bringing your own agent costs you nothing extra in most cases, and it changes what you are able to negotiate.

When you need representation on a new build

Before your first visit to the model home, if you can. Many builders require your agent to be with you on that first visit to stay involved in the transaction, and once you register alone, that door can close.

You especially want your own representation if the home is not built yet, if there are upgrade allowances involved, or if the completion date matters to your move. Those are the three places where new construction deals go sideways.

Waiting until you have picked a lot is waiting until most of your leverage is gone.

How I work a new construction purchase

I come with you to the builder and read the contract before you sign anything. Builder contracts are written to protect the builder, which is normal, but it means the deadlines, the change-order rules, and the completion language all need a second set of eyes.

We negotiate on what is actually negotiable. With most builders that is upgrades, closing cost help, and lot premiums more often than the base price. I will tell you which upgrades hold value at resale and which are money you will not see again.

Then I stay on the timeline, walk the home at framing and again before closing, and put together the punch list so the items that need fixing are documented while you still have leverage.

What new construction costs in Davis County

The base price is rarely the final price. Lot premiums, upgrades, and landscaping requirements add up fast, and landscaping is the one buyers forget to budget for here.

My compensation is agreed in writing before we start, and in most new construction deals the builder has already accounted for a buyer agent, so having me there usually costs you nothing on top of the purchase. I will tell you plainly if that is not the case with a specific builder.

Why bring me to the builder

Licensed here since 2015, license 9500608, with CENTURY 21 Everest, Top 1% in South Davis County. I have watched a lot of west Davis County get built.

I know which subdivisions have held value, which lots back a future road, and what a fair upgrade allowance looks like. Rated 5.0 across 49 client ratings.

This is one part of how I help clients buy. For the whole picture, see Buy a Home.