So . . . You Want to Build a House: A Complete Workbook for Building Your Own Home - Softcover

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J. M. Gore is a licensed real estate broker. She owns and operates her own real estate agency and construction firm.

William Null has owned and operated his own development and construction company and has worked as a construction superintendent for major homebuilders in the St. Louis, Missouri, area for more than 20 years. He has managed the construction of more than 50 homes at a time and has an impeccable record for finishing homes on time and on budget.

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• Easy-to-use WORKSHEETS that can SAVE YOU TENS OF THOUSANDS$$$
• Hundreds of MONEY-SAVING REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION, AND FINANCING TIPS, in plain English
• A step-by-step PROGRAM THAT WORKS

Build your dream home -- without experiencing the common problems and cost overruns associated with custom homes

You can avoid the average cost overrun of 30 50% on custom-built homes that's reported by construction industry insiders. So ... You Want to Build a House arms you with the tools you need to keep your dream home within 1% of budget -- without sacrificing the special features that made you want a custom home in the first place!

A UNIQUE WORKBOOK
This extraordinary collection of tools and inside-the-homebuilding-industry wisdom enables even novices to be masters of the process from stage one. Inside, you'll find:

• More than a DOZEN handy worksheets that walk you through the homebuilding process
• Indispensable, cost-cutting guidance on FINANCING your project
• An easy-to-follow guide to PROPERTY SELECTION, for top-level, real-estate-pro results
• An essential nuts-and-bolts plan for sorting out WHAT YOU NEED vs. WHAT YOU WANT
• A clear program for WHOM to meet with, WHEN to meet them, and WHAT TO SAY
• The smart way to DISTRIBUTE YOUR BUDGET throughout your house
• An ironclad agenda for keeping your homebuilding project ON TIME and ON BUDGET
• A whole chapter full of WAYS TO SAVE MONEY
• Every-step-of-the-way help with IMPROVING RESALE VALUE