If you’re planning a move to the Sunshine State from a colder climate, you might regret leaving one aspect of your former home behind — the fireplace. It’s a common feature where winter is a prolonged experience, and sentimental attachments can make the parting more sorrowful. You might recall warming …
In the market for a new custom Florida home but uncertain what it should be? That’s a common conundrum in today’s home-buying market, where blended families, multi-generational families, retirees and younger generations all have different needs and priorities. It’s also a question that’s always relevant. Older folks have long ditched …
You might be ready to move, or must move due to job or personal reasons. It’s natural to streak ahead in your mind to what your next home will, or should, be. But equally important is where that home will be. And this is true even if the location of …
We all know Florida is one of the world’s great vacation destinations. And not simply for the attractions hub of Orlando, or those hundreds of miles of shoreline on both coasts. The entire state is a draw for visitors of all sorts thanks to its climate, bountiful natural resources, recreational …
ICI Homes was featured in The Laker/Lutz News early this year for our work in our three Tampa area communities. “Because so many families are currently buying homes while the economy is booming and interest rates remain low, ICI Homes is building inventory homes in all three communities, with several …
Interested in building a new custom Florida home? Not sure what floorplan you’d like? One of the best solutions is to tour our model homes. These are actual homes built to depict decorative styles and floorplans available in a particular community, and experiencing them on-site is better than any online …
A recent report from the National Association of Realtors — the “2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers,” to be exact — yielded some interesting statistics and trends about who buys homes these days in the United States. Among those info nuggets: 2018 marked the second consecutive year that single …
Not everyone who moves to Florida comes from somewhere close enough to check out prospective communities in person, on the weekends. If you live in Vancouver, British Columbia and are Sunshine State-bound, buying a new home on the opposite side of North America can be intimidating — doubly so if …
On the hunt for a new Florida custom home, but dreading the process? The struggle is real! We at ICI Homes hear it frequently from prospective customers and visitors who must (or want to) move, yet view the home-buying process as a chore. Some people simply don’t enjoy selling a …
In Part I, we talked about how you and your family can become welcome members of your new Florida community. To sum it up, if you want good neighbors, be one. Many of you likely heeded the tactics in Part I during previous moves. But, let’s talk about the one …