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My friend Tom one day raised one question to me, : When signing to build a home, what are the most important points that should be in the sales contract? Should I have a lawyer look at it?

The reason Tom is concered about building a house is that these days it is so expensive and difficult to find a nice house that we like. But if we can buy a land here and then build a home on it, the total cost will be lower and more importand is that we can have exactly the house that we are dreaming about. Though a lot of hassle will be accompanied of couse. Here it is… I advised him that :
Builder contracts can be loaded with hidden land mines. Like most contracts prepared by teams of lawyers for large companies, they're meticulously sculpted to give "the house" every edge possible. What makes the job of those lawyers easier is buyers who purchase directly from a builder who are not represented by an agent or lawyer and will thus sign on the dotted line without really knowing what they're getting into. Sometimes there are only inconsequential issues at play. But often, there are significant ones.
Here are just a few of the many clauses and codicils to be wary in the fine print of builder contracts:
• Language that allows the builder to "modify" your floor plan to conform to the nuances of your lot, making it "similar" to the plans you agreed upon. Look for other elusive phrases like "vary only slightly" or "dimensions may vary" and verbiage that allows the builder to make "minor changes" in the dimension of rooms, walls, windows and doors to conform to your land. Sometimes "minor changes" turn into major ones for you. They can even include flips in floor plans. You'll want leverage to make the calls on all such decisions.