How is custom builders in Tacoma WA, Hiline Homes, etc

[Lei Pan]

Hi, I am researching the idea of buying a single lot in Tacoma urban area to have a house built by a custom builder such as HiLine Homes,  True Built Homes, Realty Homes.    I did a lot of research online, and knew those builders construct homes just meeting the code.  Their e building starts with the foundation, they do not prepare the land, do not connect utilities to city mains.

Questions:

(1)How is the idea? 

(2) Are those builders dependable?

(3) how much to have the city to connect utilities to the new home? (such cities charge a huge one-time facility improvement fee of 15K just for water connection to new construction).

(4) All of all, I wish to know if this is profitable to do single new construction for sale?