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Custom Home Project Questionnaire

Thank you for considering BCSMI Builders. This questionnaire helps us understand your property, vision, priorities, budget, and timeline before our discovery meeting. Please complete what you can and attach any plans, surveys, inspiration photos, or property information you already have. Completing this questionnaire does not obligate you to proceed and is not a construction estimate or contract. Any early budget guidance will be based on the information and assumptions available at that time.

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1. Homeowner and Project Contact Information

Homeowner 1 — Full name(Required)
Homeowner 2 — Full name
Preferred contact method
Current mailing address

2. Property and Lot Information

Property ownership status
Utilities
Examples: easements, wetlands, floodplain, slopes, poor soils, long driveway, shared access, demolition, tree clearing, or unusual utility distance.

3. Plans and Design Status

Design status
Documents already available

4. Home Goals and Desired Scope

Example: 3 bedrooms plus office
Example: 2 full and 1 half bath
Foundation preference
Garage
Desired features and spaces
Include architectural style, layout preferences, exterior materials, must-have rooms, and how you want the home to feel.
What are your five most important must-haves?
List up to five must-haves.

5. Finish Level and Special Features

Overall finish level
Special features of interest

6. Investment and Financing

A realistic investment range helps us recommend the right size, design, and finish level. It also prevents unnecessary design expense on a home that cannot be built within the intended budget.
Target investment range
Financing approach
Does this range include the land purchase?
Examples: land, design fees, utilities, appliances, landscaping, furniture, owner-supplied materials, or outbuildings.

7. Timing and Decision Priorities

Preferred start window
Examples: lease expiration, relocation, school year, land closing, sale of current home, rate lock, or family need.
Decision priorities (select all that apply)
Please rank your top three priorities

8. Current Situation and Additional Information

Housing situation during the project

9. Attachments Checklist

Please upload any available items with this questionnaire. It is completely fine if some items do not exist yet.
Attachments you are including
Drop files here or
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, jpg, jpeg, png, gif, webp, heic, xls, xlsx, zip, Max. file size: 25 MB, Max. files: 15.
    Plans, surveys, inspiration photos, parcel info, or other relevant documents.

    10. Acknowledgment and Next Step

    By submitting this questionnaire, you confirm that the information provided is accurate to the best of your knowledge. BCSMI Builders will review the information and contact you regarding the appropriate next step, which may include a discovery meeting, additional feasibility research, plan development, or preliminary budget alignment.
    Acknowledgment(Required)
    After review, our goal is to help you understand whether the property, home design, investment range, and desired timeline are reasonably aligned before substantial design and estimating work begins.
    1. BCSMI reviews your questionnaire and attachments.
    2. We schedule a discovery conversation with the key decision-makers.
    3. We identify missing site, plan, budget, or feasibility information.
    4. If the project appears aligned, we outline the path toward preliminary budgeting and pre-construction services.
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