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Building a New Home: Resources

By David L. Britt

Real Estate Agent with Platinum Realty, LLC KS# BR00012805

April 07, 2007 04:53 PM

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.

Your 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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James Holmes

Chartwell Mortgage Corporation - Denver, CO

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

Apr 07, 2007 04:57 PM

Salt Spring Island real estate agent Scott Simmons

One Percent Realty Vancouver Island - Salt Spring Island, BC

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.

Apr 07, 2007 07:02 PM

David L. Britt

Platinum Realty, LLC - Olathe, KS

MBA

James, Sounds like a Great Idea!

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

Apr 08, 2007 04:22 PM

Kathleen Lordbock

Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN

Keller Williams Realty Professionals

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

Apr 08, 2007 05:11 PM

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

Apr 10, 2007 02:06 PM

Steve Dalton

219-465-8352 - Valparaiso, IN

Northwest Indiana Home Builder

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.

Apr 10, 2007 02:25 PM

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

Apr 10, 2007 03:21 PM

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.

Apr 11, 2007 08:31 AM

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.

Apr 11, 2007 03:19 PM

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