Building a New Home: Resources

I came across three real estate books which provide some excellent new home resources. 

General Home Building Books

Better Houses, Better Living by Myron Ferguson

What to look for in your new home--and mistakes to avoid!

 

 

 

The Well-Built House
An insider's guide to construction, written by a professional contractor.

 

 

 

buying and building a houseYour New House

The alert consumer's guide to buying and building a quality home

 

 

 

Do you know of any other real estate resources which would be of value in new home construction?  Let me hear from you!

David L. Britt
Kansas City Real Estate
Olathe Homes
www.heritage.net

 
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9 Comments on Building a New Home: Resources

Hello David - I do not have any titles to add on this subject, but I wanted to thank you for the list. I will look into these and perhaps they can be a unique closing gift for our construction loan clients.

James

04/07/2007 11:57 PM by Chartwell Mortgage Corporation


Check out my book store at http://www.escapetosaltspring.com I have a wide selection of construction books. I have build three houses on Salt Spring and have put all the books I used in my book store.

04/08/2007 02:02 AM by Salt Spring Island real estate agent Scott Simmons (One Percent Realty Vancouver Island)


James, Sounds like a Great Idea!

Scott, thank you for the tip, I will take a look!

04/08/2007 11:22 PM by David L. Britt, MBA (The Heritage Real Estate Team)


The Home Depot's Decorating 1-2-3 step by step  finishing work i.e. faux painting, hanging and trimming doors, installing flooring, etc.

04/09/2007 12:11 AM by Kathleen Lordbock (Re$ale Design) ~Minnesota Home Stager~ (Re$ale Design & Home Staging)


Kathleen, you sound like you are speaking from experience!  Thanks for the tip!

04/10/2007 09:06 PM by David L. Britt, MBA (The Heritage Real Estate Team)


Some great books for people building new homes at BuilderBooks.  Many of them are for home builders, but there sure aren't any secrets, and one big movement right now is people contracting their own homes. 

04/10/2007 09:25 PM by Steve Dalton - Northwest Indiana (Green Pointe Development)


Steve, you say there aren't any secrets.  Okay, maybe I can agree with that, but I would like to think that  I can always learn something more.  Maybe a different way of doing something, maybe a time saving technique, maybe it's just a different way of looking at how something goes together.  I guess you can say, I just want to think that I can still learn something.

Just to clarify, are you say that people are being their own contractors?  I'm not sure that we are seeing the same thing here in the KC area, oh, there are a few who will try their hand at it, but our city codes get pretty restrictive and make it difficult for many to want to do this.  Curious as to what price range and size of home these people are building.  Care to share?
Thanks,
David 

04/10/2007 10:21 PM by David L. Britt, MBA (The Heritage Real Estate Team)


David one company http://www.ubuildit.com/ is a franchise that literally encourages people to build their own homes. 

I do not work for this company, nor am I an investor, nor franchise holder.  I did look at it a couple years back.  (Just getting the disclaimers out) I'm a home builder. 

But, I can see where some people would love building their own home and would like to hire a consultant to help them through the parts that scare or worry them.  For example, an engineer or architect who may want to build her own home, but really wants to hire a construction expert to help with negotiating prices.

Some of these types of programs like the one above allow people to purchase the services they want while trying to save some money by taking the long-term risk of warranty and structure for themselves. 

Not for the faint of heart, and I posted a funny article Northwest Indiana Home Builder - Diary of a Mad Home Builder  of what could also happen.

04/11/2007 03:31 PM by Steve Dalton - Northwest Indiana (Green Pointe Development)


Steve, thank you for the great link tip.  I will add this one to me links, looks like a very valuable resource.  I do remember you and thank you for your contribution and support.

04/11/2007 10:19 PM by David L. Britt, MBA (The Heritage Real Estate Team)


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