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Florida has always been a great place to visit. But have you ever given a serious thought to perhaps living there? Think about it. Balmy weather, palm trees, and no worries about the cost of heating in winter. There are some great housing options in the state, especially those pertaining to custom homes. What you need to do is to get in touch with a building firm of repute.

There are several such firms. They have been building homes in Florida since 2003 and are members of leading building industry associations of the state. Whosoever you decide to work with, you should remember, that the basic principle behind a custom home is that you have the greatest say in its building. After all, it has to be custom built according to your instructions. This means that the decision pertaining to the community and the look of the house have to be taken primarily by you. Even the decisions pertaining to things like countertops, cabinets, the plumbing, flooring and lighting.

Builders these days have state of the art design centers, where you can select options. Some of them even give you the facility online. This makes the task of designing your home much easier. You can discuss with the builders, the possibility of deploying green building techniques. Not only are they good for the environment, they save you money too. Once you have paid adequate attention to all these important factors you can have a look at the various community options available in Florida.

There are so many of them in places like Marco Island and Naples with quaint names like Key Marco, Autumn Woods Community, Avion Woods, and others. Now, it is all very well to select a particular community to build your house in, but your rapport with the builder is also something you need to be careful about. You may engage the services of the most reputed of firms, but if you feel that there is very little synergy between you and the team assigned to the project, you need to probably ask for a change of personnel or choose another community.

One of the biggest advantages of building your custom home is that you can get a house, that is both, solidly built and energy efficient. While this might not seem terribly important, the fact is that energy efficiency in all aspects of our lives is one of the templates of the emerging economic order, and the sooner we align all aspects of our lives with it, the better it gets for us; plus, we save money. Solidity of build, of course has greater relevance in the state of Florida, which is hurricane prone. There have been many advances in building techniques and materials that incorporating energy saving devices like new age lighting, or using lighter but stronger building materials does not necessarily have to be expensive.

All in all, building a house, especially a custom home in Florida is a very exciting prospect these days, as the sector is quite vibrant, with a lot of frenetic activity happening across the state. If you are the kind who likes the sun on their back, moving to Florida is an option you will never regret.

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Denzel Zurich is the leading authority on energy efficient construction techniques in the state of Florida. He works in an advisory capacity with Davilacustomhomes Florida Custom Home Builders.