Home Building Pitfalls
If you are thinking of buying a home from a large production builder… (the model home approach). This is a book you can’t afford to be without. Until recently, Lawrence Thomas worked for one of the largest builders in the country. Lawrence shares knowledge he gained the hard way: Dealing with hundreds of angry homeowners while managing the warranty department for one of the country's largest home builders. This book exposes the inside secrets and tactics employed by builders, and is a must read for anyone planning on buying or building a new home. It's a critical component of your education that will save time, money, and countless headaches.
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Cost to Build Estimate
Building a new home? Would you like to get an estimate of what it's going to cost to build your new home? Sure - most people would. Now there is an easy and accurate way to do this. By ordering the cost-to-build-estimate, we'll provide you with state and zipcode specific costing information for the construction of your new home. Once ordered, we'll ask you to provide us with some detailed information about your new home. Then, we'll generate a customized, cost-to-build estimate for the construction of your new home.
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Property and Neighborhood Demographics
A must-have report, before you buy (or build) any house or property. It provides information on property valuations, neighborhood demographics, environmental hazards, comparable sales, crime statistics, and much more...
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House Plan Prints
The house plans gift that you receive with your purchase of the Guide is provided in an electronic format. Most consumers do not have the ability to print large format drawings in the full sized, 24 x 36 inch format. Let us do it for you. These drawings include elevations, floor plans, cross selections and details.
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House Building Checklists
The information found in the follow documents is contained in the Guide. However, we have reformatted this material into a checklist format, making it easier and more convenient to use. These checklists are provided as electronic documents; they can be edited or printed multiple times as needed. If you order the Binder Version of the Guide, it already contains these checklists.

Punch List
Developing a punch list is one of the more important things you will do toward the end of the building process. This 36 point checklist provides you with a comprehensive list of 182 individual items to check, on a room by room basis. It's a very handy tool to assist you in assembling your punch list.

Lot/Land Checklist
This 61 point checklist will assist you in organizing your thoughts and ensuring that you consider all important aspects when shopping for a lot or land.

Builder's Interview Guide and Questionnaire
This 71 point checklist will assist you in organizing your thoughts and ensure that you cover all the important topics when you interview builders.