Building your first home and finding all the “essential” features posted online a bit overwhelming? Maybe some of them seem a bit unnecessary? New-home sales are expected to climb from 431,000 last year to 557,000 this year — a 29% increase! People have started to catch on to the fact that building a new home means you can make your own custom home plans. So here’s a guide to the five most practical, economical, and desirable features custom home builders are asked to include these days. Environmentally friendly or energy efficient anything. Although the initial cost of these features may…