You might think that it is better to design your home by making use of your own style and doing it yourself. Given the effort that building a custom house can require, this is not always the best way to go about building a new house. The primary reason is that building a custom house can often require a significant amount of money and overall knowledge of construction. In general, most people will find it hard to handle the whole construction process.As an alternative, building a brand new home can be significantly easier if you choose to go the prefab house route. Prefab houses, sometimes called modular homes, are most commonly known for their time saving characteristics. These types of builds do not cost you as much and can provide a combination of modern technologies and environmental friendly building – a definite plus.Taking the prefab route means that building your house is no longer a hard, long term process. Rather, many of the complexities of building a house are minimized or even removed. The time frame of building a house is generally determined by many factors, many of which are bound to change during the building process. The process of constructing a prefab home is much simpler. The basic steps to be followed are:1. Money – it is all about the money, right? When you start looking for your new beautiful prefab home, the first thing to think about is the cost. You will likely want to work with your bank to determine the amount you are willing and able to spend. This is no different than going the traditional home building route. By determining this amount up front, you will quickly know the type and size of house you can afford and make a quick determination as to whether you want to continue down the building path.2. Property – you have to have a place to build. Whether you already own the property or will be looking to buy a piece of land, you need to take the lay of the land in to consideration. A highly sloping property will require different considerations than flat land. You may also need to consider the amount of space you need to clear for your house. Not to forget, you will need to take any building restrictions imposed by the community where you will be building in to consideration.3. Getting designers help – it is very wise to find firms which specialize in building prefab houses – they will help you out with the choice of a prefab model of house and let you select from various models. Many times, these firms will often offer to manage the building and assembling process.4. Who does the work – Whether you choose a prefab designer company or choose to oversee the construction yourself, there is still some work for you to undertake. If you choose to run the project, you will need to find your own professionals to handle the building and assembling. You may find it more to your liking to let a design firm handle this for you. Regardless of who does it, the person responsible for managing the process needs to stay on top of the project.5. Building permit – it surely seems to be obvious that a building permit need to be obtained. However, if you are the project manager for this build, be sure to check in to all local restrictions and requirements before digging even the first hole. You may need to meet requirements as diverse as environmental impact studies, water analysis, or site surveys. Ask up front and avoid pushback later.6. Implementation – Once the contracts are all signed (please have contracts for every involved party), it is a matter of managing the process and staying on top of all pieces simultaneously. The more you stay on top of the project, the more likely you are to have an on-time, on-budget, properly built prefab house. Things will go wrong, but your attention to details will help to minimize the impacts of these issues.The end result of your efforts can be a wonderfully pleasing prefab house. Your costs are likely to be lower than a custom build, and possibly less than the purchase of a pre-existing home. You will also take great pride in knowing that you got the house you wanted, done to your specs.