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One-time-close construction loan builder package checklist

Prepare the builder information, plans, budget, land status, timeline and contingency for a one-time-close construction loan review in NC or SC.

What the OTC package needs before lender review

Documents and facts

  • Builder or contractor information
  • Plans, budget, and land status
  • Timeline and contingency
  • Permanent financing goal

Common deal blockers

  • Builder approval
  • Appraisal based on plans
  • Budget overrun risk
  • Draw schedule and reserves
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Next StepSend the land and build details for a construction review

Looking for the builder review form? Start with a package that matches.

This page is a preparation checklist, not a lender's builder-approval application. Before gathering sensitive records, ask the financing team which current form and delivery channel apply to the proposed program. Completing this checklist does not approve a builder or establish that a construction program is available.

Keep these notes with your package

Keep it with your own project notes. Do not put account numbers, tax returns, identity documents or a builder's private financial statements into a public comment or an ordinary website message.

  • Project: NC or SC county, land already owned or proposed purchase, and the type of home planned. Name the party who is supplying the package.
  • Plans and specifications: document name, revision date and who confirmed that this is the version being priced.
  • Contract and cost breakdown: document dates, whether they price that same plan revision, and any exclusions or allowances still unresolved.
  • Payments and timing: where the proposed deposit and progress-payment schedule is documented, the expected start and finish, and any payment needed before work or delivery.
  • Open question: the one item that is missing or conflicts, the person who will answer it, and when you expect the answer. An unknown stays marked unknown.

Do the plans and price match?

If the builder priced an earlier plan, label the difference instead of combining the new drawing with the old total. If site work sits in a separate quote, identify that quote and its date. If a contract changes, keep the prior version for your records and clearly identify which version you are asking the financing team to review. This is a way to organize the conversation, not a substitute for the lender's required documents.

A useful first message: “I have the builder's plan dated __, contract dated __ and cost breakdown dated __. The unresolved item is __. Which builder-review form and secure delivery method should we use for this project?” Start with that summary, then agree on the secure document channel. You do not need to send the entire private package just to ask the question.

For the questions behind an exclusion or allowance, use the existing before-you-sign construction checklist. Keep this cover note focused on which documents belong together and what is still missing.

Connect the land, build, and permanent payment

Compare the land, plans, builder, site work, contingency, draw period, cash needs, and finished-home payment as one project.

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Continue the construction review

Use the guide that matches the land, builder, budget, draw, or final-payment decision.

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What to send for a useful construction review

Send the land address, ownership or debt, plans, builder status, budget, timeline, and cash or equity available.

Send the build details when the budget is taking shape

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Construction questions to settle before committing

What should I review before committing to a construction loan?

Start with the land or property, builder, plans, budget, contingency, draw structure, expected completion, current housing costs, cash available, and the permanent-payment goal.

How are construction funds released?

Funds are generally released through documented draws after inspections or progress checks. The exact schedule, retainage, and eligible costs depend on the program and lender.

What can change the final payment?

Rate timing, completed value, taxes, insurance, change orders, delays, cost overruns, and the final loan amount can all change the result.

What should I send Matt for a useful construction review?

Send the address or land details, builder information, plans, contract and budget, estimated timeline, available cash, current liens, and the biggest concern.

Educational information only. Not a loan approval, rate quote, or commitment to lend. Final approval depends on borrower, property, program, pricing, and underwriting review.