The right time to hire an owner’s rep for your luxury home construction is now. If you’re building your dream home you need an owner’s rep to be part of your team. The earlier you bring your rep on board, the greater the benefit you will get from their expertise. However, no matter what stage of the process you’re in now is the time to consider an owner’s rep. Don’t worry, we’ll elaborate. 

Is the Design Stage Too Early for an Owner’s Rep?

Short answer: no. Having your owner’s rep chosen and involved in the process early on is ideal. One of the reasons you want an owner’s rep in the first place is to streamline the process, and head off stumbling blocks before you can even see them coming. We can work with you to create attainable designs within a reasonable budget. As owner’s reps we know what steps need to be taken to be sure that all aspects of the project will stay within that budget. 

At DDG we love to start on your project as your design team and owner’s rep in one (though we also act as owner’s reps for projects that we didn’t design). Once the design work is complete our work representing you becomes the focus. This gives us the advantage of being fully integrated into your project. Working with you to take your vision and make it into a feasible design means we know all the ins and outs as well as you do. For us great design, and a great final product, comes from collaboration with our clients.

Well, Can It Be Too Late?

Not really. If your project is still ongoing you can always benefit from having an owner’s rep on board to help get it to 100% completion. The further into the project you get the more detailed items require attention, and the more important it is for everyone involved to be on top of the timeline. As a homeowner getting there on your own will mean a lot of disruptions to your day-to-day life. You still have work, family and ideally some free time. Considering bringing on an owner’s rep to make sure that all the final deadlines are met, and all the requirements to pass various inspections are complete is a wise choice. 

Budgets get busted as projects near completion every day. An owner’s rep on site to make sure that everything is going according to plan well before the cleaners are called before you move in is the best way to keep that budget intact. The ability to address any issues immediately can save both time and money. If a problem arises that causes any crew to need to stop work getting a solution right away keeps them on your site rather than losing them for the rest of the day or the week. If they have to wait too long for a decision to be made there’s always the risk that they will shift to another job in the meantime. Your owner’s rep can assess the situation and come up with a solution that stays within your vision and your budget in order to keep things moving and boxes ticked on the final checklist. 

Ready to get started on your luxury residential project? Just have questions about how an owner’s rep can work to your benefit? Let us know! We’re here to help.