Building your Own Home for Dummies
Keep construction on track with helpful checklists Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process! Discover how to: * Find the best homesite * Navigate the plan approval...
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Keep construction on track with helpful checklists Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely — and staying sane during the process! Discover how to: * Find the best homesite * Navigate the plan approval process * Obtain financing * Hire the right contractor * Cut design and construction costs * Avoid common mistakes
Introduction. Part I: Getting Started: The 411 on Custom Home Building. Chapter 1: The Custom Home Process in a Nutshell. Chapter 2: Preparing for the Process. Chapter 3: The Land Grab: Selecting the Perfect Site. Chapter 4: Defining Your House Style. Chapter 5: Architects and Design: Time Spent Is Money Saved. Chapter 6: Engineering and Plan Approval: Bureaucracy Made Somewhat Easy. Part II: All You Need Is Dough: Financing Your Custom Home. Chapter 7: Cash Is King: Using Debt to Your Advantage. Chapter 8: Knowledge Is Power: What You Don’t Know About Construction Loans Can Hurt You. Chapter 9: Qualifying: It’s the Bank’s Way or the Highway. Chapter 10: Show Me the Money. Part III: Hammers and Nails: The Construction Process. Chapter 11: All the King’s Men: The Contractor and His Cohorts. Chapter 12: Excavation and Foundation: Getting a Solid Start. Chapter 13: Framing and Rough: So Much Goes Behind Those Walls! Chapter 14: Heading for the Finish: So Much Detail. Part IV: All the After Stuff. Chapter 15: Home Sweet Nest Egg: Moving In and Managing Your New Investment. Chapter 16: Refinancing: More Money, Cheaper Payments. Chapter 17: Taking It Outside: The Art of Landscaping. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 18: Ten Common Custom Home Mistakes and How to Avoid ’Em. Chapter 19: Ten Great Ways to Lower Construction Costs. Chapter 20: Ten CommonStuck-in-the-Middle Problems and Their Fixes. Chapter 21: Ten Helpful Custom Home Resources. Chapter 22: Ten Ways to Make Your Home Green. Index.
