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Please feel free to browse these helpful articles as you move forward as an owner builder on your home construction project.
Not Just For Tree Huggers - Newsweek
For some builders, going green also means limiting waste, sometimes by using "panelized," factory-built walls or recycling wood from older homes...
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A Prefab Home is Not What You Think
When you hear prefab do you automatically think of a “trailer on wheels” or a mobile home? Does your mind tell you sub-standard or cheaply built? You are not alone.
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Thinking of building a new home?
5 key issues to consider in the plan design stage that will keep you on budget.
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Ten Ways to Collaborate
Whether you're hiring a General Contractor, using a Construction Consultant or managing your job as an Owner/builder, collaboration is the key to a successful home building or remodeling project.
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Budget Estimate for Home Building
A budget estimate is a financial plan for your entire Design/Build process. It is the dollar equivalent for all the work it takes to design and build your new home. You are NOT expected to create this document accurately at the outset of your experience so it's best to begin with estimates and refine your financial plan as time goes by. |
The Land Dictates the Plan
When a potential owner/builder has decided to move toward the process of building a new home, I regularly see a bit of confusion where the “cart before the horse” comes into play. What I mean by that is owner/builders try and concentrate on the design or plan idea before they have secured land or a lot. |
How the Affluent Manage Home Equity to Safely and Conservatively Build Wealth
If you had enough money to pay off your mortgage right now, would you? Many people would. In fact, the ‘American Dream’ is to own your own home, and to own it outright, with no mortgage. If the American Dream is so wonderful, how can we explain the fact that thousands of financially success-ful people, who have more than enough money to pay off their mortgage, refuse to do so.
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Prefab and Manufactured Homes Becoming More Popular
Panelized, prefab and manufactured homes, as well as cottage and cabin kits, are more popular than ever. Not long ago, the primary reason most people bought this type of home was its low cost. While panelized homes are still much more economical than site-built homes, pricing is not the motivating factor for many of the owners.
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The Modular Construction Unit
Not so long ago, general contractors were the leaders in the construction industry when it came to estimating labor, materials, equipment and scheduling. Today’s reality is that general contractors are more involved in managing the instruments of communication than managing actual construction issues.
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