First thing to consider when looking for the perfect house to build is how big do you want or need it to be? How many rooms do you think you will need, including bathrooms and extra space? What would come next is looking at house plans or looking at what type of house would suit your needs better, like ranch style, contemporary, country, farmhouses, and log cabins and modern. You can find house plans online and you can have brochures sent to your house if needed. The house plan you choose should fit your lifestyle and your needs. Everyone has a different lifestyle and needs , like not everyone has kids or wants kids, some may not have animal or plan on getting animal but these things should be considered when planning to build. Some other considerations would be do you entertain a lot? Your houses living room would need to be bigger and do you need guest rooms for overnight visitors. You could also uses those rooms for if your parents or parent gets too old to take care of themselves, that you could bring them into your home if needed or if the unexpected happened and you have a new baby that you have the added room. There are so many things to take into consideration when building a new home that many people start months or even years in advance. The most important things to remember are that the house is what you want and not what the build wants and do you have the money to build the house of your dreams, because you should be comfortable in your new home.