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"\r\nChoices. You have choices! In fact, the availability of choices is among the greatest advantages of deciding to buy a new construction home.\nWhether choosing between builders and neighborhoods; corner lots or cul-de-sac lots; single-story, two-story or multifamily; three bedrooms plus flex space or four bedrooms,  new construction provides opportunities to tailor a home to a lifestyle.\n\nNot to mention the elevations of each floor plan plus seemingly countless combinations of options and upgrades.\t\nInstead of choosing between remodeling the 1990s kitchen or replacing the flooring throughout an existing home, the new-home buyer might get to decide between a home office with a separate outdoor entrance and an adjacent powder room or a junior primary suite bedroom on the main floor.\nCalculate space for your lifestyle\nBetter to have more space now and less furniture to fill it than to get the itch to move five years from now for lack of space.\nConsider how many adults will live in your new home year-round. Could that number change within the next five years? Many families are planning or expecting to welcome more than two generations living under the same roof.\nDoing so allows downsizing grandparents and their children’s families to pool resources and maintain their quality of life in the Bay Area and Northern California all while offering support to each other, whether in the jobs of raising children or caring for aging parents.\t\nFloor plans with one full bedroom and one full bathroom on the main level make multigenerational living more feasible. Other floor plans with separate gathering spaces — a living room at the front and a great room at the back, for example — allow the generations to coexist, and entertain, without tripping over one another.\nStill other options might include adding a kitchenette to a bonus space to create an apartment within the home for an adult child or grandparent.\nIf children or grandchildren are part of your life, consider how many and what their age span will be over the next decade, especially those who will be living at home full time. Teenagers tend to run in packs and need space for gathering. Some parents and grandparents like when those gatherings happen under their own watch.\nFor some families, three or more bedrooms sharing the same bathroom may make the most sense. For others, a loft or bonus-room concept in place of one of the bedrooms might provide the longest-term flexibility.\nPrioritize for the next 5 to 10 years\nAccurately predicting what life will look like a decade from now might not be possible. But reasonably envisioning the future can help a new-home buyer choose between floor plans.\nLook not only at your existing household members but also who, if anyone, works from home, visits frequently or might need special accommodations.\nFocus on what matters most for the next five years, while keeping an eye on possibilities for room reconfigurations or future expansion or remodels in 10 or more years.\nFor instance, if a home office is a requirement, look at floor plans with bonus spaces, flex spaces, lofts or one more bedroom than absolutely necessary.\nIf storage is a priority — let’s say for RVs, camping equipment, bicycles, kayaks, ski gear or abundant holiday decorations — then look at floor plans with three-car garages, crawl spaces and additional closets or options to add closets. Also look into each new-home community’s requirements related to outdoor storage sheds.\nIndoor and outdoor time\nWhile enhanced outdoor living spaces have become all the rage, especially in the past couple of years, they’re not for everyone. Some new-home buyers prefer as little yard or patio space to maintain as possible.\nA home on a relatively larger lot may allow for more outdoor living space, possibly including covered patios, an outdoor kitchen, a pool or play spaces. But plan for the amount of work that the upkeep of outdoor spaces — and furniture — may require relative to the amount of time the family will spend outside.\nSome builders and home plans include or offer an option for a California Room, which can be the ideal balance between indoor and outdoor living spaces. Fully attached to the main living structure, a California Room offers a seemingly uninterrupted transition between indoors and outdoors, often separated by stacking doors that fully open\nRemember the pets, too. If they’re already part of the family, then knowing their needs for indoor and outdoor space isn’t difficult to determine.\nBut is there a chance you’ll fall in love with Fido at the animal rescue event during your new community’s Saturday farmers market? If so, determine before choosing a floor plan how to incorporate him into the household. Some pets may require a lawn, while others are content indoors most of the time.\nRemember, floor plan arrangement involves much more than bedrooms and bathrooms. In upcoming articles, we’ll address the question of single-story versus multilevel as well as how to choose between floor plans designed for entertaining or for quiet family time.\n\r\n\r\nFile source"
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