- ISBN13: 9780764557095
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Product Description
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!
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Building Your Own Home For Dummies
#1 by beth on April 8, 2010 - 3:47 am
i dont know a thing about building but this guide sure did open my eyes. lots of financing info i didn’t need.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Taylor Wall on April 8, 2010 - 6:01 am
Shipping was fast and very efficient. Book was in great quality when I received it.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by C. Stapleton on April 8, 2010 - 8:24 am
UBuildIt is a residential construction consulting company that enables owner-builders to manage the building process for their new home or remodel. Clients gain control of their project and typically experience significant move-in equity of 15% to 20%.
UBuildIt is listed on Page 20 of this book in the tip section and there’s one thing that needs to be corrected. UBuildIt does not markup services or products ever. Clients pay invoices directly to subcontractors and vendors. This is an important distinction.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Edwin Batist on April 8, 2010 - 8:50 am
This book covered lots of detail and is bound to get the fire started in most.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Boraxo on April 8, 2010 - 9:59 am
I had never purchased a book from this series because I knew I wasn’t a dummy and figured them to have little useful advice. But I decided to take a chance on this one since I know nothing about building a home. Big mistake.
This book is a waste of money for anyone who is seriously thinking about hiring a contractor to build a home. There is no useful advice, but rather obvious suggestions such as “you will pay a higher rate on a loan if you don’t have a high down payment” etc. – information that any 12-year old could find by searching the web. Save you money and instead purchase one of the many other books written on this subject by architects, contractors, etc.. Trust me, a book like this which is written for a “dummy” isn’t one that will be useful to anyone with half a brain.
It was so bad I’m doing something I’ve never done before – I’m returning it.
Rating: 1 / 5