How to “Try Before You Buy” Your Next New Home

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Updated October 15, 2019

Before you buy a car, you take it for a spin. Before you buy new shoes, you try them on for size. Heck, you might even ask for a sample at the ice cream shop before you commit to a flavor. But how about a new home? How can you be sure the single-biggest expenditure you’ll likely ever make is right for you? Good question. While we can’t let you move in for month or two, we do have some great ways for you to see how well our homes fit your dreams.

1. Detailed Floor Plans Online

Visit any community at TaylorMorrison.com and spend some time in the Floor Plans section. You’ll see detailed floor-by-floor drawings of every plan offered in that community. Very often, you’ll also be able to play architect by scrolling down to the Explore the Floorplan section. It includes a feature that lets you see how the plan changes when you add available structural options or upgrades.

2. Virtual Tours from Your Smartphone or Computer

Most floor plans offer virtual new home tours. These guided video walk-throughs let you see inside the furnished models. Even better, some provide immersive 3D tours that will give you a realistic idea of how traffic flows from room to room, window placement, ceiling height and furniture arrangement. You can even pair it up with a virtual reality device such as a Samsung Gear. Learn more about 3D tours here.

How to try your new home | Pan Around Any Room : Learn more about our online tools by clicking on the image of the smartphone.

3. Tour a Model for Real

Detailed plans are dandy. Virtual tours are convenient. But nothing will inspire you like real live model home tours. It’s hands-down the best way to imagine yourself, your loved ones and your belongings living, relaxing and enjoying a home. Taylor Morrison models are professionally decorated to provide a showcase of the latest interior design ideas.

Be sure to take plenty of pictures during your tour because once you buy your new Taylor Morrison home, you’ll have access to our Design Studio. That’s where you can choose from a dazzling selection of finishing options and upgrades we’ve carefully curated to help you personalize your space and give it your unique stamp. While visits to Design Studio are by appointment only for our homebuyers, you can get a little advanced idea of what to expect on your visit here.

Time to Take That Test Drive

Visit our website and locate a Taylor Morrison new home community near you. Before you head out, brush up on what to expect on a model tour. Now put on some comfy walking shoes and go for it. Below is a small sample of suggestions for new homes communities you might want to put on your short list.

Western US

If you live in California or Arizona, chances are you’re not far from a Taylor Morrison new home community. In Northern California we are currently building throughout the Bay Area and Sacramento. In Southern California you’ll find us in Orange, San Diego Counties and the Inland Empire. In Arizona, there are Taylor Morrison communities in Metro Phoenix and all around the Valley of Sun.

Bay Area

Wilder Canyon in Orinda, CA | Residence 9 Floor Plan |3,949 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 4 Baths | 2 Half Baths | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of Residence 9 at Wilder Canyon in Orinda, CA

Sacramento

Vintage 38 at El Dorado Hills, CA | Cabernet Floor Plan | 4,013 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 4.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions 

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Cabernet Floor Plan at Vintage 38 at El Dorado Hills, CA

Southern California

The Cove at Pacifica San Juan in San Juan Capistrano, CA | Floor Plan 1 | 1,836 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | 2 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions 

Click on image to view virtual tour of Plan 1 at The Cove at Pacifica San Juan in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Phoenix

Copper Sky Capstone in Scottsdale, AZ | Tesoro Floor Plan | 3,718 Sq. Ft. | 3 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 1 Story | Get Driving Directions 

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Tesoro Floor Plan at Copper Sky Capstone in Scottsdale, AZ

Central US

From Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to Chicago’s most sought-after suburbs and south to the booming Texas cities of Houston, Dallas and Austin–if you’re in the Central time zone, Taylor Morrison has a wonderful community and new homes for you to tour.

Denver

Terrain in Ravenwood Village in Castle Rock, CO | Crested Butte Floor Plan |3,202 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Crested Butte Floor Plan available at Terrain in Ravenwood Village in Castle Rock, CO

Austin

Travisso Siena Collection in Leander, TX | Hampton Plan | 2,998 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions 

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Hampton Floor Plan available at Travisso Siena Collection in Leander, TX

Dallas

Willowcreek at Auburn Hills in McKinney, TX | Krammer Floor Plan | 4,091 Sq. Ft. | 4-5 Bedrooms | 3.5-4 Baths | Study | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Kramer Floor Plan available at Willowcreek at Auburn Hills in McKinney, TX.

Houston

The Woodlands 65s: Village of Creekside Notchwood in TheWoodlands, TX | Lexington Floor Plan | 3,786 Sq. Ft. | 5 Bedrooms | 4 Baths | 2 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Lexington Floor Plan available at The Woodlands 65s: Village of Creekside Notchwood in TheWoodlands, TX.

Chicago

Tallgrass in Lake Barrington, IL | Kingston Floor Plan | 4,519 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 4.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Kingston Floor Plan available at Tallgrass in Lake Barrington, IL.

Eastern US

If you’re looking for a new home on the Eastern Seaboard, you’ll find Taylor Morrison communities on Florida’s sunny southwest Gulf Coast and Orlando, in Atlanta,  Charlotte and Raleigh. Like all our communities, these are close to the things that matter to you: good schools, jobs, shopping, services, recreation and cultural attractions.

Atlanta

Suwanee Green in Suwanee, GA | Everett Floor Plan | 33,422 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 4.5 Baths | 2 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Everett Floor Plan available at Suwanee Green in Suwanee, GA.

Charlotte

Chapel Cove The Reserve, Charlotte, NC | Southport Floor Plan | 5,417 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bed | 3.5 Bath | 2 Garage | 3 stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Southport floor plan available at Chapel Cove The Reserve, Charlotte, NC

Raleigh

Stonemill Falls, Wake Forest, NC | Dorset Floor Plan | 2,871 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | 2 Garage | 2 Stories | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Dorset Floor Plan available at Stonemill Falls, Wake Forest, NC.

Orlando

Woodland Park, Orlando, FL | Abaco Floor Plan | 3,221 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bedrooms | 3.5 Baths | 3 Garage | 1 Story | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Abaco floor plan available at Woodland Park, Orlando, FL.

Tampa

Esplanade at Starkey Ranch, Odessa, FL | Farnese Floor Plan | 2,100 Sq. Ft. | 2 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | 2 Garage | 1 Story | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Farnese Floor Plan available at Esplanade at Starkey Ranch, Odessa, FL.

Sarasota

Esplanade on Palmer Ranch, Sarasota, FL | Roma Floor Plan | 1,689 Sq. Ft. | 2 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | 2 Garage | 1 Story | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Roma Floor Plan available at Esplanade on Palmer Ranch, Sarasota, FL

Fort Myers | Naples

Lucaya, Fort Myers, FL | Ibis Floor Plan | 1,533 Sq. Ft. | 2 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | 2 Garage | 1 Story | Get Driving Directions

Click on image to view virtual tour of the Ibis floor plan available at Lucaya, Fort Myers, FL.

Plan & Personalize Your Visits

Discover concierge-style service to help you find the new home of your dreams. Contact a Taylor Morrison Internet Home Consultant to help on your home-buying journey. They’re available to answer your questions about a community or a specific floor plan. They can even help you narrow your choices and schedule your model home tour. Learn more about Internet Home Consultants.

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