| Home Building 101 Where To Start | | | | Be There! |
| O.K. - You Are Building a Home. | | | | During construction a lot happens in a short amount |
| Now What? | | | | of time. This is the most visible during the framing |
| Summary: | | | | stage. Catching mistakes early saves a lot of extra |
| Resale Matters | | | | work later. |
| Find a Good Builder | | | | Another Delay?!! |
| Be There! | | | | Building a house is a complicated project and utilizes |
| Another Delay?!! | | | | dozens of subcontractors, workers and suppliers. |
| Know Your Budget | | | | Delays can and most likely will happen. This will back |
| Understanding Home Building is very important prior | | | | up your entire process. A delay in the framing stage |
| to starting your new home building process. | | | | stops your home building project: HVAC technicians, |
| You Are Building a Home. | | | | electricians, plumbers, drywall hangers and finishers as |
| Now What? | | | | well as the finish crew are all not able to do their |
| Resale Matters | | | | work until the framing is completed. It is best to |
| No matter how long you intend to stay in the house | | | | forget locking in your move in date. Often it is weeks |
| you build, it will have to be sold at some point. Avoid | | | | later. |
| building strictly for your own needs. A one or two | | | | Know Your Budget |
| bedroom house with one bathroom may be perfect | | | | When building a house you are given allowances. |
| for you, but it will be almost impossible to sell. | | | | Hardware, Cabinets, flooring (carpeting, vinyl, tile), |
| Build the Right Size Home for the Neighborhood. | | | | light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, etc may be included |
| Find a Good Builder | | | | in your personal spending allowances. Make certain |
| When building a house, quality is usually more | | | | that you can actually get the materials you want |
| important than quantity. Finding a Contractor who | | | | within the allowance amount allotted to you. If Your |
| may take a little while longer than others to build | | | | Appliance allowance is 00 and the fixtures you want |
| your home because of a focus on quality and | | | | are 00 you have ,500 that you will need to come up |
| understanding your needs may be in your best | | | | with. If you upgrade on your countertop selection |
| interest. | | | | you may run into the same scenario. |