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Field notes for building, developing, and reading a property before the plan gets expensive.
Source-backed guides will live here as OC builds the content library. Placeholder articles stay conservative until approved records are in Sanity.
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Custom / Semi-custom / Spec1 source record
Spec, semi-custom, and custom are different control paths
The real difference is where choices are fixed, where allowances are open, and how much site and design risk remains unresolved.
Develop1 source record
Small land development is an approval sequence, not a slogan
Lot splits, minor land divisions, ADUs, and infill sites usually move through survey, planning, utility, access, and recordation questions before construction starts.
Build1 source record
Build-on-your-lot feasibility starts before floor plans
A practical first pass for owners who already control a lot: access, utilities, slope, zoning, plan fit, and the approvals path before design decisions harden.
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