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Will your project be a starter, step-up, custom, or dream home?| Starter | | 5.30% (31/585) | | Step-up | | 12.14% (71/585) | | Custom | | 56.41% (330/585) | | Dream home | | 26.15% (153/585) | Click to expand...Pablo in Mullica Hill, NJ said: CustomDiane in Swanton, OH said: CustomMark in Minneapolis, MN said: CustomTrisha in Weatherford, TX said: CustomAllen in Freeport, TX said: CustomMykele in New Orleans, LA said: CustomMark in APO, AE said: Dream homeMike in Westminster, CO said: CustomBob in Twin Lakes, CO said: Dream homeDavid in Shaver Lake, CA said: Dream homeAlicia in Peralta, NM said: CustomLarry in Angelfire, NM said: Dream homeDaniel in Butler, PA said: CustomMichael in Ironton, MO said: Step-upTony in Charlotte, NC said: Dream homeMary in Plano, TX said: CustomSteve in Lynchburg, VA said: Dream homeDean in heathrow, FL said: Dream homeAdam in Wilmington, VT said: Step-upLynn in Kirkland, WA said: CustomKristin in Kansas City, MO said: Step-upAmber in Dickson, TN said: CustomPaul in Gastonia, NC said: CustomSteven in Colorado Springs, CO said: Dream homePhil in Asheville, NC said: CustomRobert in Corfu, NY said: Dream homeNeil in Arlington, VA said: CustomMarc in Antioch, IL said: StarterChad in Polk/Richfield/Erin/Hartford, WI said: CustomNik in Jacksonville, FL said: Dream homeCheryl in Ft. Collins, CO said: Step-upKathy in Santa Ana, CA said: CustomChris in Lexington, KY said: CustomJim & Amy in Champaign, IL said: CustomDavid in Grand Junction, CO said: CustomBart in Colorado Springs, CO said: CustomBon in Caddo Mills, TX said: Startersteve in guyton, GA said: CustomRobert in Mora, NM said: CustomSteve in Cramerton, NC said: CustomDonald in Rockwall, TX said: CustomBob in Morganville, NJ said: CustomJelly in Baton Rouge, LA said: Dream homeLillian in Windsor, NC said: Dream homeAmanda in Great Falls, MT said: Dream homeTony in Corinth, MS said: CustomSteve in Cramerton, NC said: CustomJason in Trenton, GA said: CustomAngela in Fort Worth, TX said: CustomDonna in Wimauma, FL said: CustomSandra in Apache Junction, AZ said: Dream homeShay in Kempner, TX said: Dream homeLeslie in Carlton, OR said: Step-upJonathan in Nacogdoches, TX said: Step-upKirby in Purcellville, VA said: CustomDon in battleground, WA said: CustomCynthia in spokane, WA said: CustomTJ in Bellingham, WA said: CustomMary in Lititz, PA said: CustomOleg in San Diego, CA said: Dream homeBrad in wheeling, WV said: Step-upgary in venice, CA said: Step-upEric in Murrieta, CA said: CustomKelly in Roswell, NM said: CustomMelanie & Lance in Cheyenne, WY said: CustomRobert in OFallon, MO said: Step-upDavid in Prince George, BC said: CustomRachal in Janesville, CA said: Step-upcute in Eads, TN said: Dream homeDell in DeLand, FL said: StarterRaymond E in Spokane, WA said: CustomCraig in Graeagle, CA said: Dream homeRalph in Carroll, IA said: Step-upDana in Eau Claire, WI said: Dream homeSmall Timber Frame in Central Mass, MA said: CustomTeresa in Roanoke, VA said: CustomMichael in Port Neches, TX said: Dream homeBettie in Harlem, GA said: Customrita in Leadville, CO said: Dream homeJoel in Winston Salem, NC said: CustomLarry in Westlake, OH said: CustomJeff in Boston, MA said: Customnadia in falls church, VA said: Dream homeMike & Carolyn in Amite, LA said: CustomEstavion in DeSoto, TX said: Dream homeErik in Carmichael, CA said: CustomMichael in Fort Mill, SC said: Step-upAlejandro in Kernersville, NC said: CustomAmy in Nickelsville, VA said: CustomChris in Conestoga, PA said: CustomMarty in Spartanburg, SC said: Custommichael in Dallas, TX said: Step-upShane in San Antonio, TX said: CustomMichael in Garland, TX said: StarterMark in Stone Mtn, GA said: CustomJeff in Paris, TX said: Step-upDavid in Chelsea, AL said: Dream homeDavid & Mindy in West Jordan, UT said: Dream homePatrick in Sacramento, CA said: StarterDennis in Pikeville, TN said: Dream homeJeren in Bellevue, WA said: Step-upJames in Albuquerque, NM said: Dream homeTim in Lakewood, WA said: Customjarod in ball, OH said: Dream homeWalter in Burke, VA said: CustomKirk in Mansura, LA said: StarterAmy in Camano Island, WA said: CustomHolly in Massillon, OH said: CustomGreg in Albuquerque, NM said: Dream homeShawn in Richfield, WI said: CustomTerry in Tyler, TX said: Dream homesid in iowa, LA said: Step-updouglas in cedar rapids, IA said: CustomJoe in Longmont, CO said: Dream homeTim in Anchorage, AK said: CustomBarb said: CustomBob in Ennis, TX said: Dream homeBeth in Placerville, CA said: Step-upCarol in Bellingham, WA said: Dream homeMichael in Montgomery, TX said: CustomJames in Lemoore, CA said: CustomJennifer in Baltimore, MD said: CustomKevin said: CustomNakia in Scenery Hill, PA, PA said: Step-upPatrick in Lewistown, PA said: Step-upLarry in Marshalltown, IA said: Dream homeMike in Temple, TX said: CustomMacArthur in Nampa, ID said: CustomJanie in Lafayette, LA said: Dream homeMart in Houston, TX said: Dream homeLisa in Keisterville, PA said: Step-upKerry in Northvale, NJ said: CustomDavid in Knoxville, TN said: CustomMarcus in Montvale, VA said: Dream homeRoger in Mayfield, UT said: CustomEFRAIN in DEL RIO, TX said: CustomAvram in Raleigh, NC said: CustomPeter in Springfield, MO said: CustomDavid in Munster, IN said: CustomBrent in Knoxville, TN said: CustomMichael in Garden Grove, CA said: CustomDana in Wilmington, NC said: StarterPatrick in Naperville, IL said: Customanthony in Monticello, FL said: CustomRoss in Hillsboro, OR said: Dream homeAngela in Gainesville, FL said: Dream homeRhett in Peyton, CO said: Dream homeBritt in Prairie City, OR said: Step-upDave in Jeannette, PA said: CustomTherese in Flagstaff, AZ said: Dream homeJoAnne in Walla Walla, WA said: Dream homeGrant in Jacksonville, AL said: Dream homeBrett in Logan, UT said: CustomAlison in Lindon, UT said: Dream homeTeresa in Rogers, TX said: CustomDan in Dyer, IN said: CustomBob in Chapel Hill, NC said: Dream homeJeff in Hartland, WI said: Step-upJeff in Raleigh, NC said: Dream homeBruce in Caledonia, MI said: Step-updaniel in sonoma, CA said: Dream homePaul in Richmond, VA said: CustomJim in Bandon, OR said: CustomJarred in Oberlin, LA said: CustomMark in Louisville, KY said: CustomBrock in Walla Walla, WA said: CustomRonald in Angel Fire, NM said: Dream homePat in Sewanee, TN said: CustomAndrea in Dallas, TX said: CustomB in Munford, TN said: Dream homeLisa in Groveland, FL said: CustomPat in Round Rock, TX said: Dream homeTami in Shoreline, WA said: CustomTristan in Lebanon, NJ said: Dream homeRobert in Arlington, TN said: CustomSharon in Apollo Beach, FL said: CustomJohn in Traverse City, MI said: CustomDavid in Manchaca, TX said: Dream homecarrie in graham, WA said: Customkent in brigham city, UT said: CustomLeslie in Logan, UT said: Step-upMichael in Liberty, MO said: Step-upDebra in Grand Rapids, MI said: Dream homeSusan in White Hall, AR said: Dream homeJohn in Jackson, TN said: CustomBrandee in Ford, KS said: CustomPat in Saratoga Springs, UT said: CustomLloyd in Cary, NC said: CustomDustin in Amarillo, TX said: CustomApril in Midland, TX said: CustomBob in Gainesville, FL said: CustomPatty in Vero Beach, FL said: Dream homeKirk in Newcastle, OK said: CustomAnn in stgeorge, UT said: CustomGordon in Elkmont, AL said: CustomAnne in Orlando, FL said: CustomJoe in hermiston, OR said: Dream homeStan in Tehachapi, CA said: Customjeff in san antonio, TX said: CustomMike in Marion, OH said: CustomMichael in Arnold, MO said: Step-upCannon in Sierra Vista, AZ said: CustomJoel in las vegas, NV said: Dream homeKathie in Las Vegas, NV said: CustomChris in Canfield, OH said: CustomKen in Norman, OK said: CustomAndrew in Penetanguishene, ON said: CustomJackie in Waldorf, MD said: CustomBarbara in Wilton, NH said: CustomThomas in Greensboro, NC said: CustomJohn in Alexandria Twp, NJ said: Dream homeDonna in Lake of the Ozarks, MO said: Dream homeBrandon in Lafayette, LA said: Dream homeVicky in Dripping Springs, TX said: CustomDennis in Brodhead, WI said: CustomDoug in Jacksonville, FL said: CustomDiann in Mechanicsburg, OH said: CustomPhil in Peoria, AZ said: CustomScott in Warner Robins, GA said: CustomJoseph in Berkeley, CA said: Dream homeRandy in Lakewood, CO said: CustomJohnny in Miami, FL said: Step-upJim in Conroe, TX said: StarterTyler in Ashland, OH said: CustomMike in Anza, CA said: CustomDomenic in Tribes Hill, NY said: Dream homeJennifer in Liberty, KY said: CustomVahid in Powell, OH said: Dream homeLance in DePere, WI said: CustomMichael in Castle Rock, CO said: CustomStephanie in Lower Burrell, PA said: Step-upBrandt in Cheney, KS said: CustomDaniel in San Antonio, TX said: CustomSteven in Laplace, LA said: Customchad in tallahassee, FL said: Step-upFoster in San Diego, CA said: Dream homeJoan in Duluth, GA said: Dream homeKen in Orangevale, CA said: CustomJennifer in Pueblo West, CO said: Dream homeDean in Thaxton, MS said: CustomMike in Eureka, MT said: CustomSean in Uhrichsville, OH said: CustomBrad in SLC, UT said: CustomAmy in Richfield, UT said: CustomDan in Sonora, CA said: Dream homeGabriel in Canyon Lake, TX said: Step-upChris in Phoenix, AZ said: CustomPaul in Oviedo, FL said: Dream homeJennifer in Morris, IL said: Dream homeMartin in Orem, UT said: CustomVictorie in Rainbow, CA said: CustomSharon in Pittsfield, NH said: CustomPat in Arnold, CA said: Dream homeJanice in Cheboygan, MI said: CustomPaul in Newport, RI said: CustomAdrienne in Kalamazoo, MI said: Step-uped in albuquerque, NM said: Step-upBrad in McKinney, TX said: CustomMark in Holualoa, HI said: CustomRich in Chesapeake, VA said: Starterdave in waterloo, AL said: Dream homeKathy in Woodstock, GA said: CustomJonathon in Skiatook, OK said: CustomChris in East Hartland, CT said: CustomLisa in Fredericksburg, VA said: Step-upDouglas in Sacramento, CA said: Step-upWhitney in Saint Augustine, FL said: CustomEdward in Hondo, TX said: Starterdavid in anchorage, AK said: CustomDavid Wilhelm in Brentwood, TN said: Dream homeDavid in Wellington, KS said: Dream homeDave in Boerne, TX said: CustomJoe in Bangor, PA said: Dream homeMatthew in Port Orchard, WA said: CustomDaniel in Niagara Falls, ON said: Dream homeJon in Fishers, IN said: CustomKimberly in Bayville, NJ said: CustomPete in Austin, TX said: Step-upTerry in Torrance, CA said: Dream homePaul 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OK said: Dream homeJohanus in Edmonton, AB said: Step-upDale in Scottsdale, AZ said: Customjamie in cedar park, TX said: Dream homeEric in Austin, TX said: CustomMichael in Katy, TX said: CustomLauren B. in Oakland Park, FL said: Step-upJON in Nowata, OK said: Step-upChris in Hilliard, OH said: Dream homejulius in mckinney, TX said: CustomApril in Plant City, FL said: CustomAnnie in Tucson, AZ said: CustomBob in Robinson, PA said: Dream homeSteven in MN said: CustomBrad in Lake Butler, FL said: Step-upClanton in Phoenix, AZ said: Dream homeBrock in Bruce, TX said: CustomHolly in Houston, TX said: CustomMike & Carolyn in Smithville, MO said: StarterSteve in Columbus, GA said: CustomRon in Modesto, CA said: CustomAaron in Oakland, IA said: Customscott in Vincennes, IN said: CustomJack in Trumann, AR said: CustomScott in Baton Rouge, LA said: CustomShawn in Slidell, LA said: Dream homeKurt in Payson, UT said: Dream homeEdith in Whitwell, TN said: CustomKerry in Newport News, VA said: Dream homeEllen in Orlando, FL said: CustomShelle in Beaumont, TX said: Dream homeBonnie in Raymondville, TX said: Dream homeBill in lake forest, IL said: CustomMary Beth in Dublin, OH said: CustomMark in Laguna Beach, CA said: Dream homeBrian in South Burlington, VT said: Customsam in lafayette, LA said: CustomSandi in Round Rock, TX said: CustomDiana in Joliet, IL said: StarterEric in seaville, NJ said: CustomGeorge in wharton, TX said: CustomDan in Joliet, IL said: StarterKathy in Blind Bay, BC said: CustomBryan in Springfield, OH said: Dream homeScott in Brandon, FL said: CustomSteve in Martinsburg, PA said: CustomJilinda in Philomath, OR said: CustomThomas in Orlando, FL said: CustomRachel in Magnolia, TX said: Step-upRebecca in Purcell, OK said: CustomChris in Stockton, CA said: CustomBen in Peculiar, MO said: CustomJane in Vail, AZ said: Step-uprich in Bradley, IL said: Step-updave in anchorage, AK said: CustomNetie in Salt Lake City, UT said: Step-upTavis in Stevensville, MT said: CustomCharles in Cranberry TWP, PA said: CustomJon in Perrysburg, OH said: CustomT. Scott in Layton, UT said: CustomPeter in Lexington, KY said: CustomDale in Tampa, FL said: Dream homeBirgitte in Alamogordo, NM said: StarterEd in Spartanburg, SC said: StarterCrystal in Cookeville, TN said: Customron in north plains, OR said: CustomRoger in Petoskey, MI said: CustomLisa in Concord, NH said: CustomPhil in Warren, MI said: Dream homeKeith in Edwardsville, IL said: Dream homeBob in Eagle, NE said: Step-upBrian in West Point, GA said: CustomMary in Corpus Christi, TX said: CustomGary in Roseville, CA said: Dream homeAngela in Luray, VA said: Dream homeLarry in DESOTO, TX said: CustomRobert in Gwynn Oak, MD said: Dream homeWillis in Austin, TX said: Dream homeValarie in Seaford, DE said: Step-upTravis in Seattle, WA said: CustomRobert in Reno, NV said: Dream homeTiffany in Ridgefield, WA said: CustomAvon & CeLeste in Covington, GA said: CustomMichael in Sandy, UT said: CustomRobert in Paradise Valley, AZ said: Dream homeThomas in Clayton, NY said: Step-upKarl in Reno, NV said: Dream homedefinitely in hampton, VA said: Dream homeWilliam in Bloomington, IL said: CustomNicholas in Arlington, TX said: CustomRick in Lacey, WA said: Dream homeJack in McKinney, TX said: Dream homeBrian in Kalispell, MT said: Step-up Dorothy & James in tampa, FL said: Dream homeKristi in Rainier, OR said: Step-upLauren in Pipersville, PA said: Dream homeDarin in Provo, UT said: CustomTracy in Crestwood, KY said: CustomRon in Great Falls, MT said: CustomLynnette in Orlando, FL said: Dream homeBrian in Benton, AR said: Custommelanie in ocilla, GA said: CustomMelissa in Howell, MI said: CustomDane in Whitehall , MT said: StarterKyle in La Crosse, WI said: Step-upJoann in Boulder, CO said: CustomHeidi in New Orleans, LA said: CustomEric in Newcastle, CA said: CustomKeith in Tucson, AZ said: Dream homeDennis in Lone Jack, MO said: CustomKarla in Silver Springs, NV said: CustomMike in Sandusky, OH said: CustomLisa in Onalaska, WI said: CustomBOB in DELTONA, FL said: Dream homeBob in 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in Melrose, FL said: CustomMatthew in Madison, WI said: Dream homeMat in Rome, NY said: CustomErich in Middlebury, IN said: StarterMike in Longmont, CO said: CustomDustin in Enoch, UT said: CustomSamuel in Smyrna, DE said: CustomR in Mesa, AZ said: Dream homeMike in Willmar, MN said: Dream homeDavid in Fredericksburg, VA said: CustomGerald in Pensacola, FL said: CustomJames in Kansas City, MO said: Dream homePat in Cave Creek, AZ said: Dream homenorman in gold canyon, AZ said: CustomRoy in Schaumburg, IL said: CustomMelissa in Granbury, TX said: Dream homeDave in Coarsegold, CA said: CustomDan in ATLANTA, GA said: Step-upDave in Land O Lakes, FL said: CustomDoug in Concord, NC said: CustomAdriana in Guthrie, OK said: Dream homeColli in Birmingham, AL said: Step-upDrue in Henderson, NV said: CustomWilliam in Galt, CA said: StarterPatrick in Millington, TN said: CustomKathy in Leawood, KS said: CustomJuan in Knoxville, TN said: CustomTodd in Plano, IL said: StarterCraig in Sacramento, CA said: Dream homePatti and Jay in Uncertain, TX said: Dream homeCharlene in Chesapeake, VA said: Dream homeTracy in Salt Lake City, UT said: Step-upChuck in Healdsburg, CA said: Dream homeJeremy in APO, AE said: StarterSandra said: CustomLori in Reno, NV said: CustomEarl said: Dream homeAnnette Michele in Fayetteville, NC said: Customjason in kingsville, TX said: CustomSusan in norwich, CT said: StarterMichael Penn in Dripping Springs, TX said: CustomDavid in Deltona, FL said: Dream homeRonald in Chattanooga, TN said: CustomJustin in Chandler, AZ said: CustomKristen in Snowflake, AZ said: CustomBrian in Dome-ville, central, FL said: StarterCarl in Purcellville, VA said: Dream homeSybil in Leominster, MA said: CustomDenise in Coker, AL said: CustomAmy in Aumsville, OR said: Dream homeMark in Grand Island, NY said: CustomTony in Mansfield, OH said: Dream homedavid in Orlando, FL said: Dream homeStan in Knoxville, TN said: Dream homeRichard in Plant City, FL said: CustomRob in Ottawa, ON said: CustomMarguarita-Angealina said: CustomBob in Stillwater, MN said: CustomJohn in Fort Worth, TX said: Customsandy in genoa, NV said: Dream homeLevi said: Step-upJason in Phoenix, AZ said: CustomDavid in Lowell, AR said: CustomWilliam in San Pedro, CA said: Dream homeBrooke in Burley, ID said: StarterShane in River Ridge, LA said: StarterMarisa in Kingwood, TX said: CustomAimee in Kalamazoo, MI said: CustomArnold in Colorado Springs, CO said: Dream homeCory in Omaha, NE said: CustomSonia in Ocala, FL said: CustomDerek in Granbury, TX said: CustomMichael in New Rockford, ND said: Step-upkansas in lake charles, LA said: Customjames in oceanside, NY said: CustomJason in Orlando, FL said: Dream homeJess in Moscow, ID said: CustomJeffrey Roy in Tok, AK said: Dream homeRoger in Jerseyville, IL said: CustomLaTanya in Stafford, VA said: CustomMatthew in Kansas City, MO said: Step-upAnita in St. Anne, IL said: Dream homeMelissa in Richmond, KY said: Dream homeByron in Lebanon, IN said: CustomMichael in Columbia, MO said: CustomP in North, FL said: CustomTim in Dunlap, TN said: Step-upMaria in Norfolk, NE said: Dream homeJack in Newwport Beach, CA said: StarterYvonne in Helena, AL said: CustomHilary in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA said: CustomMaria in Chesapeake, VA said: Dream homeDale in Richland, AZ said: CustomReidun in Houston, TX said: CustomCara in Orlando, FL said: StarterDavid in Orlando, FL said: Dream homeDanny in Sparta, IL said: CustomJason in Dickson, TN said: CustomMisty in Pittsburgh, PA said: Step-upRon in Oklahoma City, OK said: CustomSandra in Middleton, WI said: Dream homeMark in Provo, UT said: StarterJeff in Provo, UT said: CustomSonny in Vacaville, CA said: Dream homeBen in Galloway Township, NJ said: Dream homeRob in Arlington, VT said: Dream homeSheila in Midland, TX said: Dream homejamie in portage, IN said: CustomChris in Olive Branch, MS said: Step-upThomas in East Troy, WI said: CustomJullie in Logan, UT said: Step-upAngela in Lake Helen, FL said: CustomMatthew in Macungie, PA said: CustomAaron in Spanaway, WA said: CustomGina in Yakima, WA said: Step-upPaul in Honoka'a, HI said: Step-upMalgorzata in Land O Lakes, FL said: CustomEnrique in Dinuba, CA said: CustomKarlie in Ogden, UT said: Step-upDrue in Henderson, NV said: CustomAlan in La Habra Heights, CA said: Dream homeBrian in Roseville, CA said: Dream homeRobert in Cumming, GA said: CustomRay in Hillsborough, NJ said: CustomClinton in Saratoga Springs , UT said: CustomTim in Madison, WI said: CustomChris in Schertz, TX said: CustomDustin in Cedar City, UT said: Step-upJosh in Blacklick, OH said: Step-upHarvey in New Brunswick, NJ said: CustomChad in Forest Lake, MN said: CustomJames in Fresno, CA said: StarterLarry in Honolulu, HI said: CustomDavid in Duncan, SC said: StarterTom in Stroudsburg, PA said: CustomLeigh in Coarsegold, CA said: CustomJames in Spring Branch, TX said: Custom
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You can move a post to the front page simply by voting! No idea offhand.I rely on RS Means Residential Cost Yearbook to come up with cost information/deltas. Unfortunately, it is in a box between houses or I'd look it up! I would not be caught without this basic reference. I learned to use it when I worked in a civil-engineering office in college - a LONG time ago. It has a couple ways to estimate costs, and then you apply a zip code factor to adjust the national average to your building area. Pretty easy to use, especially th
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What total square footage will you build? (Incl. garage, basement, decks, etc.)| Less than 1,000 square feet | | 1.86% (12/645) | | 1,000 - 1,500 s.f. | | 2.79% (18/645) | | 1,500 - 2,000 s.f. | | 4.65% (30/645) | | 2,000 - 3,000 s.f. | | 19.07% (123/645) | | 3,000 - 4,000 s.f. | | 26.36% (170/645) | | 4,000 - 5,000 s.f. | | 20.47% (132/645) | | 5,000 - 6,000 s.f. | | 13.33% (86/645) | | 6,000 - 7,000 s.f. | | 5.27% (34/645) | | More than 7,000 s.f. | | 6.20% (40/645) | Average: 4,027 Click to expand...
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Rich,
I wouldn't run it under your driveway because there could have something go wrong with it or Dominion Electric want to do some kind of maintenance on it. This would inevitably be in the winter or rainy season and they would have to tear up your driveway and you would be blocked out of your house at a bad time.
My two cents.
Joe
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A little background about our project, in April of 2007 my wife and I bought roughly 2 acres in Mullica Hill New Jersey since then we have been working to develop a plan that will make this project a reality. We have two children 11 years old that are not looking to move into the new home primarily because they have develop friendships in our current town. My wife sympathizes with them my point of view is that the soonest they learn how to deal with change the better they will be
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121. Free Trees
Find out off the Internet where you can get free seedlings to plant in your yard, or other free tree programs. Check with your county agriculture extension agent as well.
Nat'l Arbor Day Foundation gives 10 seedlings when you become a member.
Owner-builder Preston Heiselt found a reforestation source and planted 6,000 free seedlings on his ten-acre property.
Taylor Fitterer noticed that his city was widening a road and was able to get three free mature trees that were slated for removal. Their value was over $1,000 each. He paid $45 apiece to have them cut out with a big root ball and placed in his truck. The rest was up to him.
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One lender told me that a couple came in to see him and said they were
sure they could owner-build at a savings because "all builders make 30%
profit." The lender asked them the penetrating question: "Have you
built before?" "No." "Have you remodeled a house?" "No." "Do you maybe
have relatives in the industry?" "No." "Did you perhaps have a summer
job at some point in construction?" "No. But we did read a book about
owner-building and we know all about it." The lender declined the loan.
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Qualifications of an Owner-Builder
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by Mark A. Smith
A telephone survey we conducted revealed that persons acting as their
own general contractor in the construction of their residences
("owner-builders") saved an average of 35% off the contractor price of
the house. Do you have the right stuff to take on your own residential
construction project? Here are the ten leading qualifications of
successful owner-builders:
1. You come to the job each day prepared to fire people if needed.
This consists of being clear about what you expect and holding
subcontractors accountable for it. You are writing the check, you are in
power. You stage your payments so that you can pay for performance to
date and release the sub if necessary. You can put your foot down if
needed.
2. You are somewhat familiar with construction.
You have interest in the subject of building and some aptitude, and are
willing to learn. You talk the talk of the business. This can be learned from
building shows on television, from builder magazines to which you can
subscribe, from interviewing subs, and from observing building projects,
among other places. Even though you may not perform a given trade, you
can talk about it knowledgeably.
However, overemphasis on building knowledge can interfere with the
exercise of good planning and management, your principal tools.
3. You communicate well.
You make clear your expectations, and make certain they are understood.
You can talk to all kinds of people. You can win loyalty and build
relationships with the team. You are capable of making endless phone
calls to check on things.
4. You pay patient attention to detail.
Winston Churchill, who liked to lay brick on his English country estate and
was a competent oil painter, said, "Genius is the capacity for taking
infinite pains." The tiny details done right add up to a distinctly superior
house. The O-B must be prepared to take the time to see that things are
done right.
5. You have job flexibility.
Either you or your spouse need to spend four hours a day or more on-site
during construction. Many construction lenders interview their applicants
about the circumstances of their employment to ensure this flexibility.
6. You have determination and problem solving ability.
You don't lie down at the appearance of the first knotty problem. There are
several every week during construction. You will stick with them until they
are solved.
7. You are financially motivated.
Parkinson's Law is that work expands to fill the time allotted to it. A
corollary is that a construction budget expands to the borrowing limit of
the owner. If your limit is low, you will be more ingenious in finding ways
to meet it.
8. You are organized.
If not in general, at least for this project, you are organized to a fault. You
will tend to the agreements, paperwork, schedule and budget tirelessly.
9. You are a good shopper.
You can tell differences in quality, can find bargains, and won't overspend
on anything.
10. You are a good student.
You watch well and learn quickly. You can get answers to your
questions.
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