| I have done work for many home builders
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| | laborers that nothing is getting done on
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| in Edmonton, if you are looking for a new
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| | time.
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| house builder there is a few questions
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| | When using a project manager you will buy
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| you need to ask yourself before moving
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| | the lot or the land the house is going to
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| on.
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| | be built on. You will also pay for all of
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| Are you building your dream home?
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| | the material, and in some cases pay for
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| Are you building on your own lot, or
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| | the trades and sub trades and any other
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| acreage?
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| | labor needed. With this way of building
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| If you answered yes to these two
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| | your house you will not be paying for as
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| questions then you will need a custom
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| | much of a markup as what a builder would
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| home builder or project manager. If you
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| | have been charging you. This means that
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| answered no, then you should hire a
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| | after everything is said and done you
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| builder that has lots for sale in the
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| | will have some equity in the house.
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| area you would like to live.
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| | Unfortunately the houses I have done
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| Custom homes builders can build on a lot
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| | plumbing in this has not been the case.
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| that they own, and sometimes do, in which
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| | The reason being is the homeowner has
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| case the home is still a custom home. But
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| | something done then wants it changed. So
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| if you own the lot and want to build a
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| | if I rough in a bathroom and you change
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| dream home you will want a custom home
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| | your minds, that is a huge extra that
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| builder. The established builders do have
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| | will come out of your equity. I have seen
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| a custom home division in most cases, or
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| | homeowners do this with windows,
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| look through your local yellow pages.
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| | kitchens, stairs, location of bathrooms,
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| Project Manager Vs. Builder
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| | move the furnace room. And all these have
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| The difference between the two is very
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| | been changes after the work has been
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| great. A builder will many times own lots
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| | done. Now the work has to be taken out
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| in some or all of the subdivisions in
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| | and start all over, of course it costs
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| your local area. They buy these lots
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| | more then the original price. And
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| before the land was subdivided and can
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| | homeowners think they are getting screwed
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| make good profit just on this part of the
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| | by us. But if you change your mind expect
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| process. A project manager will build you
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| | a huge hit in the pocket book.
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| your home on your land and make a wage
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| | Builder
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| and / or a percentage on the project. A
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| | This is when you go into a show home and
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| custom home builder will quite often do
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| | pick from 10-15 different designs being
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| both of these depending on the type of
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| | built in that area. The prices are more
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| company they are running.
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| | clear cut, but the builders profit is
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| Project Manager
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| | much higher. They own the lot your house
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| The role of the project manager is to
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| | is being built on, and they pay for
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| take care of the project. And that is it.
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| | everything until you take possession. You
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| He will make the calls to the trades and
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| | do not have much choice of changes. And
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| companies doing work on the site. He will
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| | any changes you make will cost you big
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| schedule in the delivery of materials, he
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| | time. These companies can not have a
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| will make sure everything gets done in an
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| | house being held up because you are
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| orderly fashion and on time, within
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| | making changes. They just have too much
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| reason of course. Right now in Edmonton
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| | money in the project to wait very long.
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| we are so short of trades people and
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