Barden Building Products Blog Archive

Starting a custom home building business can feel overwhelming. Between writing a business plan, securing financing, and finding reliable suppliers, there’s a lot to juggle. The good news? With the right steps, you can launch a successful company that helps families build their dream homes.

The Upstate New York housing market is tighter than ever. Buyers from Buffalo to Syracuse are battling for a limited supply of homes — listings are scarce, prices are climbing, and properties vanish almost as soon as they’re listed. For families and first-time buyers, the struggle to secure a home that fits their needs and budgets is very real.

Barndominiums are slowly – but surely – becoming a more prevalent part of the custom home scene. And for plenty of good reasons, too.

Visually unique. Durable. Versatile. Customizable. The list goes on.

But as a newer custom home style, clients considering a barndo as their next residence are coming with plenty of questions – some more frequently asked than others.

With a new year upon us, there’s a year’s worth of potential opportunities for custom home builders to help clients realize their dream homes.

For some future custom homeowners, the path to homeownership involves a more hands-on approach.

In a custom home building project, there are usually three ideas about how the process will go:

The custom home building process is indeed a process. 

A completed custom home represents many months of work with plenty of milestones, from working with a client to design a home that meets all their expectations to completing finishing work. 

Unless you’re working with a client who’s been through the custom home building process before (a rarity), chances are the future homeowners who come through your dealership’s doors will have lots of questions. 

Think of the last time you went grocery shopping.

Every client is different, and so are their ideal homes.