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5 Reasons Canandaigua, NY, is a Good Place to Live and Build a Home

Posted by John Graziose on Wed, Apr 13, 2022 @ 11:04 AM

Are you having a little trouble narrowing down the list of possible locations for your new Finger Lakes home? If Canandaigua isn’t already a strong contender, it will be when you take a look at our list of five of the town’s most appealing attributes.

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Topics: Canandaigua NY, Building a New Home

Surprising Places Your Rochester Custom Home Could Cost More & How to Prepare

Posted by John Graziose on Sun, Feb 27, 2022 @ 19:02 PM

Some of us enjoy surprises, like when our friends throw a surprise party for us or our income tax returns are larger than we planned. Some surprises, however, aren’t so much fun, like when the custom home you’re building costs more than you expected. Nobody enjoys that kind of surprise.  

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Topics: Custom homes, Building a New Home, Home Building Costs

Arriving at a Realistic Budget for Your Rochester-Area Custom Home

Posted by John Graziose on Sun, Feb 27, 2022 @ 15:02 PM

As custom home builders, one of the most frequently asked questions we’re asked is: “What will it cost to build a custom home in Rochester (or Webster, or Canandaigua, or Ontario)? If you’re considering building a home in one of these communities—or elsewhere in the Finger Lakes area—it’s a question you have to ask. But it’s also a bit of a loaded question.

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Topics: Custom homes, Rochester NY, Building a New Home, Home Building Costs

Best Rochester Suburbs to Build a New Home In

Posted by John Graziose on Sun, Dec 12, 2021 @ 12:12 PM

Would you like to build a new home in the Rochester suburbs? With so many good choices, finding the perfect spot to build your NY custom home may be more difficult than you imagined. These stand-out suburbs are just a few of the towns that you may want to call home.

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Topics: Rochester NY, Canandaigua NY, Webster NY, Building a New Home, Sodus NY

Custom Home Hack: Buy a Pre-Engineered Homesite to Build On

Posted by John Graziose on Sun, Dec 5, 2021 @ 12:12 PM

Land development, one of the most important steps when you’re building a NY custom home, adds weeks or months to your construction timeline. If you’re eager to start the home building process as soon as possible, you may want to consider buying one of the pre-engineered sites currently offered by Gerber Homes.

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Topics: Custom homes, Building a New Home