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Take the Mystery
Out Of Home Building

. . . By Knowing The Answers
So here we go . . .

Got home building on your mind?

Here are the answers you're looking for. And if it's not here, we'll try to tell you where to find it. Our goal is to provide the information and resources you need to successfully build your own home.
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The Parts Of Your Home

If you're going to build a home, you'll need to know more than a little bit about all the Parts of the Home.

Funding for Your Project

Unless you have enough cash available to cover construction costs you will probably be faced with getting a Home

Developing Your Budget

The very first step in planning the construction of a new home is the preliminary budget.

“How Much Can I Save?”

That's exactly what everybody wants to know! If you are the Owner Builder, you'll save the builder's profit - assuming you have prepared yourself. How much is that? Well, it depends. All things being equal, smaller houses tend to have smaller profits - say 15-20%. Larger houses may command 25-35%.

savings
Cost Estimate

Factors Affecting Your Costs

You have probably heard people talk about costs per square foot, and maybe you're thinking there is some magic formula you can apply to come up with what your home will cost. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
1
The design and specifications - the kind, amount, and quality of the things to be included in your home.
2
The prices you are able to negotiate for the labor and materials to be used in the construction.
3
How long it takes to build the home (this affects the interest you will have to pay on the construction loan).
4
How successful you are in ordering the correct amounts of materials and in controlling waste and theft.

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