Gibson HomeBuilders

I am confused by the show with the solar energy people talking about costs. If solar is $6.00 a watt and the power company is 12 cents a kilowatt, I still don't know enough to compare them. My impression is that the total cost of building a solar system is calculated into the cost of generating a watt of power divided by one user. The total cost of a power plant is calculated into the cost of generating a kilowatt (one thousand watts) divided by millions of users.

I have suffered many frustrations trying to get interim financing for custom home buyers who want to build an energy efficient home and when building a spec home for sale. The bank will give the plans to an appraiser, that will look at the location, look at the plans and pull listings of comparable sized homes that have sold recently in that area. The problem is that they cannot put a resale price on monthly savings so they do not include any of the energy saving building practices in their appraisal.

Jim was approached by a person that wanted him to build a house using a VA Mortgage. We had projected a closing date with the title company for the funding. when the title company found out the financing was to be VA they wanted to push out the date for several months. We were told it took months for a builder to be approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs. In less than ONE DAY Gibson Homebuilders/Jim was approved as a VA builder!! They faxed us the acceptance letter and followed it up in a few weeks with an official looking one. Jim credentials are excellent.

It takes a very creative nature to be a custom homebuilder, and constant education as new technologies and old habits constantly collide. Therefore, we at Gibson Homebuilders are proud that Jim Gibson is a Graduate Master Builder, certified by the National Association of Home Builders. That means he has taken the time to learn and refine his craft, home building.