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Building Your Own Home For Dummies

Daum, Kevin, Economy, Peter

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Building Your Own Home For Dummies

How to build a dream house - without breaking the bank Packed with useful information, tips, and checklists, this easy-to-follow guide shows people step by step how to build a unique, beautiful home on any budget. It covers all the must-know issues, from acquiring land, finding the best architect, and cutting design costs to putting together financing, hiring (or not hiring) a general contractor, and overseeing construction. Kevin Daum (Alameda, CA) has 20 years of experience in the real estate and mortgage industry and is founder and CEO of Stratford Financial Services. Janice Brewster (Arlington, VA), former editor of Log Home Living magazine, has been involved in the custom home industry for more than 10 years. Peter Economy (La Jolla, CA) is a veteran For Dummies author and the Associate Editor of the Drucker Foundation's Leader to Leader magazine.

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Title of ebook: Building Your Own Home For Dummies
ISBN: 9780471751069
Publisher: For Dummies
Internet download file size: 7906 kb
Pages: 384
Released online for download: 04-22-2005
Author of eBook: Daum, Kevin
Joint Author: Brewster, Janice
Author of eBook: Economy, Peter

Building Your Own Home for Dummies

Chapter One

The Custom Home Process in a Nutshell

In This Chapter

* Getting ready for the custom home process

* Considering the finances

* Figuring out who the players are

* Understanding all the steps and time involved

Most people at some time in their lives desire owning a custom home. Some people are attracted to the thought of designing and creating something big from scratch. Others want to live in a new home that meets their specific needs instead of a house that looks like every other home on the block. Some people begin the custom home process by accident when they find a piece of land that inspires them.

More than 35 percent of new homes in the United States are custom homes. That means more than 300,000 custom homes are built every year. For each person building a custom home, five people are in the process of designing one. So you're in excellent company with many people dreaming about moving into a home designed and built just for them. Because custom homes are so popular, tons of resources are available to help ... read full excerpt from Building Your Own Home For Dummies ebook