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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers about getting started, floor plans, available homes, communities, pricing, financing, design selections, construction, closing, warranties, and life after move-in.
Getting Started
How do I get started building a home?
Start by reviewing the floor plans, available homes, communities, and custom-home information on the Chris Brown Homes website. Then contact the team to discuss your preferred location, budget, timeframe, household needs, design ideas, and whether you already own a lot.
What is the home-building process?
The process generally includes an initial consultation, budget and financing preparation, choosing a lot and floor plan, reviewing plans, making design selections, signing the applicable agreement, permitting and site preparation, construction, inspections, a final walkthrough, closing, and move-in. The exact steps vary by project.
How long does it take to build a home?
The website does not publish one guaranteed construction timeframe. Timing depends on the floor plan, home size, customization, permitting, site work, weather, inspections, utilities, labor and material availability, buyer selections, and requested changes. Chris Brown Homes can provide a project-specific estimate during consultation.
Do I need an appointment?
An appointment is recommended for consultations, tours, design discussions, and construction-site visits so the appropriate team member and property are available. Contact Chris Brown Homes before visiting.
How do I schedule a consultation?
Use the website contact form, call (812) 449-8358, or email Chris@ChrisBrownHomes.com. Include your preferred location, budget range, desired timeframe, floor-plan interests, and whether you already own a lot.
How do I get started today?
Browse the website’s floor plans, available homes, and communities, then call (812) 449-8358, email Chris@ChrisBrownHomes.com, or submit the contact form to begin a conversation about your goals.
About Chris Brown Homes
What areas do you build in?
Chris Brown Homes builds in Evansville, Newburgh, and other Southwestern Indiana locations. The website also identifies service in areas such as Daylight, Mount Vernon, Princeton, Boonville, and Warrick County. Contact the team to confirm whether a particular property is within the current building area.
Can you build on my own lot?
Chris Brown Homes may be able to build on a privately owned lot within its service area. The property must be evaluated for zoning, access, utilities, setbacks, easements, drainage, grading, soil conditions, subdivision restrictions, permitting, and compatibility with the selected home.
Do you only build in your communities?
No. The website presents both Chris Brown Homes communities and other areas where the company builds. Building on another suitable lot may be possible, subject to location, site conditions, local requirements, design compatibility, and project approval.
Why choose Chris Brown Homes?
Chris Brown Homes emphasizes quality craftsmanship, thoughtful design, communication, transparency, and guidance throughout the building process. The company also showcases award-winning custom homes, multiple floor-plan choices, available homes, community options, and support through walkthrough, closing, and warranty stages.
What makes your homes different?
Chris Brown Homes focuses on functional layouts, personalized design, quality workmanship, modern living, and helping buyers shape a home around their needs. Features, materials, and customization vary by floor plan, lot, budget, selections, and construction stage.
Are you locally owned?
Chris Brown Homes is based in Evansville, Indiana, and serves Evansville, Newburgh, and surrounding Southwestern Indiana communities. Contact the company directly for any specific questions about its ownership structure.
What types of homes do you build?
Chris Brown Homes builds custom homes, personalized versions of its floor plans, homes under construction, and completed or move-in-ready homes. Available choices depend on location, lot availability, budget, design, and construction stage.
Floor Plans and Customization
What floor plans do you offer?
The website features more than 25 floor plans with one-story and two-story options, different bedroom and bathroom counts, multiple garage configurations, and a range of square footage. Visit the Floor Plans page for the current catalog and individual plan details.
How do I choose the right floor plan?
Compare how each layout fits your daily routine, household size, bedroom and bathroom needs, entertaining style, storage, laundry location, garage needs, accessibility preferences, outdoor-living goals, budget, and lot dimensions. Chris Brown Homes can help narrow the choices.
Can I customize a floor plan?
Customization may be available depending on the selected plan, lot, structural requirements, engineering, building codes, budget, product availability, and construction stage. Ask the team which changes are practical before finalizing the agreement.
Can I bring my own floor plan?
Chris Brown Homes may review an outside plan or your collection of ideas. Use or adaptation depends on design rights, engineering, local codes, lot compatibility, budget, and construction feasibility.
Can you recommend a floor plan based on my lifestyle?
Yes. Share your household size, daily routines, work-from-home needs, entertaining preferences, accessibility needs, storage priorities, garage requirements, preferred number of stories, budget, and lot information. The team can help compare suitable plans.
Available Homes
What homes are currently available?
Visit the Available Homes page for the current published listings. The homepage and property pages may show the price, address, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, floor plan, photographs, and other details. Contact Chris Brown Homes to verify current status before relying on a listing.
Are your available home listings updated regularly?
The website is updated as homes and property information change, but availability can change before a page is revised. A home may become reserved, pending, under contract, or sold, so confirm the latest status directly with Chris Brown Homes.
What does move-in ready mean?
Move-in ready generally means a home is completed or near completion and is intended to be available sooner than a new custom build. The exact completion, closing, possession, and remaining-work status must be confirmed for the individual property.
Can I reserve an available home?
Reservation or contract options depend on the property’s current status, seller requirements, financing, deposit terms, and the applicable purchase agreement. Contact Chris Brown Homes promptly about the specific home.
Can I customize an available home that's under construction?
Some selections may remain available when construction is still early enough. Structural work, ordered materials, installed items, and completed work may no longer be changeable. Any approved change may affect price and completion timing.
What features are included in an available home?
Included features are specific to each property and its listing, specifications, selections, and purchase agreement. Photos may also show staging, furnishings, upgrades, or options that are not included. Confirm the exact included features before purchasing.
How do I schedule a tour?
Use the showing or contact option on the applicable property or floor-plan page, submit the website contact form, call (812) 449-8358, or email Chris@ChrisBrownHomes.com. Tours depend on availability, occupancy, construction stage, and safety conditions.
Can I make an offer on an available home?
An offer may be possible if the home is available for purchase. The process and terms depend on the property, current status, seller requirements, financing, and purchase agreement. Contact Chris Brown Homes or your real estate professional for next steps.
What is the difference between building a custom home and buying an available home?
A custom build generally gives the buyer more opportunity to choose the lot, plan, structural options, and finishes, but requires a longer planning and construction process. An available home is already completed or under construction, may close sooner, and may have fewer remaining customization choices.
Communities and Lots
What communities do you build in?
The website features Chris Brown Homes communities such as Willow Landing, Daylight Estates, and Eagle Point, along with other communities and areas where the company builds. Community offerings can change as lots are released or developments progress.
Which communities currently have available lots?
Use the interactive lot map on each applicable community page to review published lot information. Because the maps are provided through an external lot-map system and statuses can change, contact Chris Brown Homes to confirm which lots are currently available.
How do I reserve a lot?
Contact Chris Brown Homes about the specific community and lot. Reservation requirements may include an agreement, deposit, deadlines, financing steps, and plan-selection requirements, and they vary by development and lot status.
Which community is right for me?
Compare location, commute, nearby shopping and dining, school information, lot sizes, available homesites, community restrictions, HOA requirements, amenities, price considerations, and whether your preferred floor plan fits. The team can help you compare current options.
Are there HOA fees?
HOA requirements and fees vary by community and may change. Review the current community documents, covenants, restrictions, and fee information for the specific lot before signing an agreement.
Are community lot maps updated regularly?
The interactive maps are intended to provide useful published lot information, but they should not be treated as guaranteed real-time inventory. Lots can be sold, reserved, released, or updated at any time, so verify status directly with Chris Brown Homes.
What schools serve each community?
School assignments depend on the property address and school-district boundaries, which can change. Review the community page and confirm current attendance zones directly with the applicable school corporation before making a purchasing decision.
What is the difference between each community?
Each community differs in location, lot layout, development stage, nearby amenities, school districts, restrictions, HOA terms, available lots, home styles, and pricing. Review each community page and ask Chris Brown Homes for current documents and availability.
Pricing and Financing
How much does it cost to build a home?
Cost depends on the floor plan, square footage, lot, site preparation, utilities, permits, structural options, materials, design selections, upgrades, financing, and market conditions. Contact Chris Brown Homes for current project-specific pricing.
What is included in the base price?
Base-price inclusions depend on the selected floor plan, community, lot, specifications, allowances, and proposal. Ask for a written list of standard features, allowances, exclusions, and site-cost assumptions before comparing prices.
What upgrades cost extra?
Optional structural changes, premium finishes, expanded garages, specialty rooms, upgraded cabinets, countertops, flooring, fixtures, appliances, landscaping, technology, and site work may cost extra. Pricing depends on the project and selected products.
Are lot prices included?
Whether the lot is included depends on the listing, community, proposal, contract, and transaction structure. Confirm the lot price, site costs, utilities, and any development or HOA charges in writing.
Do prices change?
Yes. Published and quoted prices can change because of availability, plan revisions, material and labor costs, lot conditions, buyer selections, upgrades, incentives, and market conditions. Confirm current pricing before making a decision.
Do you have preferred lenders?
Yes. Chris Brown Homes works with preferred lenders who can help buyers explore financing options, construction loans, mortgage preapproval, and monthly payment estimates. Visit the Financing page to view the current preferred lenders and learn more about available financing resources.
Can I use my own lender?
Buyers may generally discuss using their own qualified lender, but lender and loan requirements can depend on whether the transaction is a completed-home purchase, construction loan, or other arrangement. Confirm requirements with Chris Brown Homes before applying.
How much money do I need to get started?
The amount depends on the home or lot, agreement, deposit or earnest-money requirements, financing type, lender down-payment requirements, closing costs, selections, and upgrades. Chris Brown Homes and a qualified lender can provide project-specific figures.
Can I estimate my monthly mortgage payment?
Yes. Individual floor-plan and available-home pages include mortgage calculators where available. Enter the price, down payment, interest rate, loan term, taxes, insurance, HOA fees, and mortgage insurance assumptions. Results are estimates, not loan offers or guaranteed payments.
Do you offer financing?
Chris Brown Homes is the builder, not a mortgage lender, and the website does not state that it directly issues home loans. Buyers can work with a qualified lender for mortgage or construction financing and should ask the team about the typical financing process.
Estimate my monthly mortgage payment.
Use the mortgage calculator on a floor-plan or available-home page and enter the expected purchase price, down payment, interest rate, loan term, property taxes, homeowners insurance, HOA fees, and mortgage insurance. A lender should verify the full payment and closing costs.
What can I afford based on my budget?
Affordability depends on income, debts, credit, down payment, interest rate, taxes, insurance, HOA fees, closing costs, reserves, and monthly spending. Use the website calculator for an estimate and obtain a lender preapproval for a more reliable budget.
What is included in the purchase price?
The purchase price includes only the home, lot, features, allowances, and other items identified in the applicable listing, specifications, proposal, and contract. Confirm upgrades, appliances, landscaping, site work, fees, closing costs, and exclusions in writing.
What options do I have financially?
Options may include purchasing an available home with a traditional mortgage, financing a new construction project, using proceeds from another home, or combining available cash with lender financing. Loan availability and terms depend on the buyer and lender; Chris Brown Homes can explain the expected builder-side process.
Construction Process
How often can I visit during construction?
Visits must be coordinated with Chris Brown Homes because active construction sites contain safety hazards. The allowed frequency depends on the project stage, scheduled work, site conditions, and builder policies. Do not enter the site without authorization.
Will I receive progress updates?
Chris Brown Homes communicates about important milestones, selections, decisions, schedule matters, and approved changes. The exact method and frequency of updates may vary by project, so discuss communication expectations at the start.
Can I make changes after construction begins?
Changes may be possible if requested early enough and if they comply with plans, permits, engineering, codes, contracts, material orders, and the construction schedule. Approved changes may require a written change order and may increase cost or extend the timeline.
How long after signing does construction start?
There is no single published start interval. Construction normally begins after required financing, plans, selections, permits, site preparation, utilities, scheduling, and other preconstruction requirements are complete. The team can provide a project-specific estimate.
Are homes inspected during construction?
Yes. The custom-home information states that homes are inspected for quality, safety, and completion, and construction must also satisfy applicable required inspections. Inspection timing and scope depend on the project and local requirements.
What happens after I sign a contract?
Next steps may include finalizing financing, plans, selections, engineering, permits, site preparation, material orders, trade scheduling, and a construction calendar. The exact sequence is governed by the agreement and the project.
What is the timeline from contract to closing?
The timeline includes preconstruction, permitting, site work, construction, required inspections, finishing work, final walkthrough, lender and title requirements, and closing. Duration varies by project, and estimated dates can change.
What should I expect during the design process?
Expect to review the floor plan, structural options, exterior appearance, cabinets, countertops, flooring, paint, fixtures, hardware, and other available selections. Choices are subject to allowances, deadlines, product availability, budget, and construction feasibility.
Features and Design
What warranty comes with my home?
The website states that Chris Brown Homes provides a home warranty. Exact coverage, exclusions, homeowner responsibilities, claim procedures, manufacturer warranties, and time limits are controlled by the official warranty documents for the home.
What energy-efficient features are included?
Included energy-efficiency features vary by floor plan, specifications, code requirements, products, and selected options. Ask for the current written specifications covering insulation, windows, heating and cooling, appliances, air sealing, and other efficiency-related items.
What brands and materials do you use?
Brands and materials vary by plan, supplier availability, specifications, allowances, and buyer selections. Request the current standard-feature sheet and confirm any required brand or model in the written agreement.
Can I choose finishes?
Buyers may be able to choose exterior and interior finishes, subject to the home, construction stage, selection deadlines, product availability, allowances, and budget.
Can I customize cabinets, flooring, and countertops?
Customization options may include cabinets, flooring, countertops, paint, fixtures, and hardware. Available products and pricing depend on the project specifications, allowances, suppliers, selection deadlines, and construction stage.
What standard features are included?
Standard features vary by floor plan, community, lot, and current specifications. Ask Chris Brown Homes for the written standard-feature list and allowance schedule for the exact home being considered.
Do you offer smart home features?
Smart-home products may be available as standard or optional features depending on the home, wiring stage, product availability, compatibility, and budget. Ask which security, thermostat, lighting, doorbell, networking, or other technology options are currently offered.
Contact and Office
Where are you located?
Chris Brown Homes is located at 1401 Washington Avenue, Evansville, Indiana 47714.
How do I contact Chris Brown Homes?
Call (812) 449-8358, email Chris@ChrisBrownHomes.com, or submit the contact form on the Chris Brown Homes website.
Closing and After Move-In
What should I expect at closing?
Before closing, confirm the final walkthrough, lender and title requirements, funds needed, identification, documents, utilities, insurance, and possession details. Chris Brown Homes states that it helps buyers understand what documents to prepare, what to bring, and what to expect.
What happens after I move in?
After move-in, keep your closing, warranty, product, and maintenance documents; follow recommended home-care procedures; and report qualifying warranty concerns through the provided process. Manufacturer-covered products may require separate claims.
Still have questions?
Contact Chris Brown Homes for information about available homes, floor plans, communities, lots, and building options.