Getting ready

Find your Tempo retailer

First, locate your nearest Tempo retailer. Working with your local retailer in person or online, you’ll choose the Tempo Home that best suits your life and needs.

Make your choices

Once you’ve found your Tempo home, a Home Specialist will work with you to help fine-tune the details.

Pick a lender

Next, you’ll work with a lender of your choice to get financing (if needed) and help find land for your home (if not yet found).

Find your land

Last but definitely not least, you’ll locate and secure the land for your home and take one step closer to move-in day.

Financing

If you're financing your Clayton Tempo Home purchase, you’ll select a lender and complete the loan application process. This means submitting a loan application and any other required financial information to the lender(s) you choose.

Once you receive loan approval, if needed, your Home Specialist will discuss the final home price with you. After agreeing to a sales price, you’ll sign your purchase and sales agreement and typically be required to put down a deposit on your new home. Either your lender or retailer will arrange the loan closing process.

To see a budgeting worksheet, videos, and more detailed information about the financing process visit Clayton's Home Buyer Checklist.

Land & setup

Before buying an off-site built home, you’ll want to secure the property or land where you’ll be living, then have a contractor perform a property assessment. If you don’t own land, your Customer Success Manager can help you work with a local real estate agent to find the perfect property for your new home.

Once you’ve submitted a loan application and any other required financial information to your chosen lender, you can begin applying for septic and building permits. The permits you need will vary by home location, and your Customer Success Manager can help you understand exactly which ones you need. This is a great way to use the time while you wait for your conditional loan details if you’re financing your home.

Delivery

Once your home is built in your regionally located Clayton Tempo Homes building facility, on-site installation and construction will get underway. Then, the big day—your home will be delivered to your home site.

Installation construction crews will complete the on-site construction of your new home directly on your home site.

Once finished, you’ll do a final walk-through of your home with either your Customer Success Manager or another representative from your local retailer. During your final walk-through, you’ll make sure everything is complete and in working order before you move in.

The next big day before move-in day: You’ll receive a homeowner’s information packet, along with your appliance owner manuals. And a few new shiny front door keys. Ahhh.