How it works

Your journey starts here.

When buying a home, you don’t have to do it alone. We’ve outlined the essential steps to get you started.

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How it works

Explore homes

Browse home styles, prices, and plans.

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Browse homes

View floor plans, move-in ready homes, and neighborhoods available in your area, then filter by budget, size, and features.

Build a home for your land Shop available homes on land

A home-budget breakdown chart estimating monthly costs across principal and interest, insurance, and property taxes.

Set your budget

Explore our Mortgage Calculator to estimate your monthly payments and see certain costs that go into purchasing a home.

Mortgage Calculator

Pick your home

Our team can help you maximize your budget and explore home options.

A couple walks with a home consultant at a home center location while shopping and touring new construction homes.

Tour a home

Visit a nearby location to tour homes, meet our team, and have your questions answered. You can set up an appointment or drop in anytime during business hours.

View locations

A homebuyer looks at interior material options with a home consultant to personalize her new construction home.

Pick your finishes

Depending on the home, ask your home consultant about selecting your preferred style options, finishes, and any add-ons to make your home reflect your personal style.

A bright kitchen with blue kitchen island, formal dining room, and white kitchen cabinets with microwave.

Finalize home details

Once you have a price estimate and home details determined, you'll sign a purchase agreement. This is when earnest money is paid and your home purchase begins.

Close on your home

Great job! You're nearly there, and we'll help you the rest of the way.

A builder caulks a seal in a window to ensure the home is sealed and energy efficient.

Building begins

We will begin and complete the construction of your new Clayton home, ensuring that every detail is done right.

How we build

A woman looks at her laptop as she completes the steps of homeownership online.

Get financing and insurance

Work with a lender of your choice to get approved for a home loan and select insurance coverage for your new home.

A beautiful interior dining room with a large table, additional built-in cabinet storage, and soft cream color tones.

Closing steps

When your home is ready, we will guide you through the closing process and complete a final walk-through.

Building begins

We will begin and complete the construction of your new Clayton home, ensuring that every detail is done right.

How we build

Get financing and insurance

Work with a lender of your choice to get approved for a home loan and select insurance coverage for your new home.

Closing steps

When your home is ready, we will guide you through the closing process and complete a final walk-through.

Homeowning

Congratulations, new homeowner! Your new chapter begins here.

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Homeowner support

Your new chapter begins now, and our commitment doesn’t end here. Work with your home consultant to access your limited home warranty information and to submit a service request if needed.

Clayton employees smiling at the camera as they work to help families attain homeownership and get post-purchase support.

Get to know some of our happy Clayton homeowners.

Your new chapter begins now, and our commitment doesn’t end here.

A happy homeowning family of five sit outside of their modern manufactured home on a fence.

Growing family

“Having a home I love makes me happy.”

Weston & Ashley — Texas

Learn more

A smiling couple pose outside their front porch with ferns hanging and a blue exterior on their modern manufactured home.

Feeling at home

“We had a luxury home, but we knew we wanted to downsize.”

Angela & Robert — Tennessee

Learn more

Don rides his bike outside his new construction site built home by Clayton as his little white dog supervises.

Happy homeowner

“I love that it's all brand new.”

Don — Arizona

Learn more

Theresa holds a family portrait in the living room of her new construction home from Oakwood homes.

Home sweet home

“I never thought I would own a brand new home. And I never have to move again.”

Theresa — Arizona

Learn more

A father carries his smiling young child on his shoulders in front of their home.

Ready to get started?

If you’re looking for a home built for you or a move-in ready option, we have homes available to meet your timeline and budget.

View Home Finder

How it works

Your journey starts here.

When buying a home, you don’t have to do it alone. We’ve outlined the essential steps to get you started.

How it works

Explore homes

Browse home styles, prices, and plans.

Browse homes

View floor plans, move-in ready homes, and neighborhoods available in your area, then filter by budget, size, and features.

Build a home for your land Shop available homes on land

Set your budget

Explore our Mortgage Calculator to estimate your monthly payments and see certain costs that go into purchasing a home.

Mortgage Calculator

Pick your home

Our team can help you maximize your budget and explore home options.

Tour a home

Visit a nearby location to tour homes, meet our team, and have your questions answered. You can set up an appointment or drop in anytime during business hours.

View locations

Pick your finishes

Depending on the home, ask your home consultant about selecting your preferred style options, finishes, and any add-ons to make your home reflect your personal style.

Finalize home details

Once you have a price estimate and home details determined, you'll sign a purchase agreement. This is when earnest money is paid and your home purchase begins.

Close on your home

Great job! You're nearly there, and we'll help you the rest of the way.

Building begins

We will begin and complete the construction of your new Clayton home, ensuring that every detail is done right.

How we build

Get financing and insurance

Work with a lender of your choice to get approved for a home loan and select insurance coverage for your new home.

Closing steps

When your home is ready, we will guide you through the closing process and complete a final walk-through.

Building begins

We will begin and complete the construction of your new Clayton home, ensuring that every detail is done right.

How we build

Get financing and insurance

Work with a lender of your choice to get approved for a home loan and select insurance coverage for your new home.

Closing steps

When your home is ready, we will guide you through the closing process and complete a final walk-through.

Homeowning

Congratulations, new homeowner! Your new chapter begins here.

Homeowner support

Your new chapter begins now, and our commitment doesn’t end here. Work with your home consultant to access your limited home warranty information and to submit a service request if needed.