Read The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1)

The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1)

Howard A. Zuckerman

4.9/5 (29334 ratings)

Description:The Complete Home Building Guidebook, written by Howard Zuckerman is based on the last 35 years of experience in building homes in the Atlanta, GA marketplace. Written in easy to understand language, this book will take the reader through each phase of the home building process. This guidebook includes numerous bullet points, charts, illustrations, photographs, checklists, forms and documents. Each of the chapters presents information that can potentially save or earn the reader thousands of dollars.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO HOME This chapter •What this book will discuss•The traits of a home builder•The 4 P's of Marketing•The day to day life of a small builderCHAPTER 2: TYPES OF HOME BUILDERS AND MARKET This chapter •The types of home builders•The types of housing marketsCHAPTER 3: LOCATING, CONTRACTING AND DUE This chapter •How to find a suitable parcel of land•How to contract for the land•Methods of purchase the land•The due diligence processes•Property issues•Legal issues•TeardownsCHAPTER 4: ASSEMBLING THE HOME BUILDING This chapter •How to assemble the best home building team and who the various players areCHAPTER 5: DESIGNING THE HOUSE This chapter •Finding the right house plan to fit the market and the lot•Reviewing the local demographics•What goes in a great house plan•How to find the best designer•Various types of home styles•Siting the house on the lot•Efficient floor plans•Design features•Universal design•Smart homes•Green homesCHAPTER 6: WORKING This chapter •How to find the right architect/designer•Questions to ask the architect/designer•Reading the working drawings•What to know about house plan copyrights•Items to review in the working drawings•Landscape designCHAPTER 7: SELECTING THE VARIOUS This chapter •Reviewing the features of comparable homes•The house plan specificationsCHAPTER 8: ESTIMATING, BIDDING & This chapter discusses•How to estimate the working drawings•Various methods to estimate•The various components to estimate•How to value engineer•Estimating mistakes•How to find suitable subcontractors and vendors•How to get the various quotes•How to contract for the workCHAPTER 9: CRUNCHING THE PREPARING THE BUDGETS & This chapter •The price per square foot costs•Soft or indirect costs•Hard costs•Profit margins•How to determine what you can pay for the dirt•The risks associated with building•The "Go or No" decisionCHAPTER 10: FINANCING THE DEBT & This chapter discusses•Lot loans•Acquisition & development loans•Construction loans•Equity requirements•Construction & permanent loansCHAPTER 11: THE CONSTRUCTION This chapter •Pre-construction•Scheduling•Construction starts•Gantt charts•Reviewing the subcontractor's work•Quality assurance•Performance testing•Potential construction issues•Safety in the workplaceCHAPTER 12: DEALING WITH SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND This chapter discusses•How to find the best trade partners•InspectorsCHAPTER 13: THE SALES This chapter discusses•How will the home builder market the house?•Models vs staging•Professional photographs•Curb appeal•Home builder branding•How to price the home•The monthly costs for the home buyer•Real estate commissions•Seller closing costs•When to list the home•Price negotiations•Negotiating strategies•Earnest money•Allowances•Standard upgrades•Change orders•Dealing with the purchaser's appraisal•The sales office•Traffic reports•Comparable studies •Sales techniquesCHAPTER 14: WORKING WITH THE HOME This chapter •Types of home buyers•Pros and cons of customer home building vs speculative building•Pre-sale buyers•Types of contract•Selection of materials•Walk through of the house•Construction draws•Dealing with the home buyer's inspector•Warranty•Dealing with difficult home buyers•Dealing with real estate agentsCHAPTER 15: PRE-CLOSING, AT THE CLOSING & POST This chapter •Pre-closing•At the closing•Post-closingCHAPTER 16: THE BUSINESS END OF HOME This chapter •Setting up the new ownership entity•Licenses requires•Business plan and mission statement•Setting up your office•Employee manual•Bookkeeping/Accounting•Insurance and bonds•Accounting reports•Software•Filing system•Organizational chart•Meetings•Membership•Subscriptions•Time management•Successful business practices to followCHAPTER 17: LOT DEVELOPMEN This chapter •Lot development•Feasibility studies•Scaling up the home builder's expertiseCHAPTER 18: ADDITIONS & This chapter •Items to include when pricing the job•Kitchen renovations•Bathroom renovations•Basement additions•Expanding the footprint•Adding a second story•Other areas to renovate •18 Renovation This section includes•A glossary of terms•Types of construc...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1). To get started finding The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1543942083

Description: The Complete Home Building Guidebook, written by Howard Zuckerman is based on the last 35 years of experience in building homes in the Atlanta, GA marketplace. Written in easy to understand language, this book will take the reader through each phase of the home building process. This guidebook includes numerous bullet points, charts, illustrations, photographs, checklists, forms and documents. Each of the chapters presents information that can potentially save or earn the reader thousands of dollars.CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO HOME This chapter •What this book will discuss•The traits of a home builder•The 4 P's of Marketing•The day to day life of a small builderCHAPTER 2: TYPES OF HOME BUILDERS AND MARKET This chapter •The types of home builders•The types of housing marketsCHAPTER 3: LOCATING, CONTRACTING AND DUE This chapter •How to find a suitable parcel of land•How to contract for the land•Methods of purchase the land•The due diligence processes•Property issues•Legal issues•TeardownsCHAPTER 4: ASSEMBLING THE HOME BUILDING This chapter •How to assemble the best home building team and who the various players areCHAPTER 5: DESIGNING THE HOUSE This chapter •Finding the right house plan to fit the market and the lot•Reviewing the local demographics•What goes in a great house plan•How to find the best designer•Various types of home styles•Siting the house on the lot•Efficient floor plans•Design features•Universal design•Smart homes•Green homesCHAPTER 6: WORKING This chapter •How to find the right architect/designer•Questions to ask the architect/designer•Reading the working drawings•What to know about house plan copyrights•Items to review in the working drawings•Landscape designCHAPTER 7: SELECTING THE VARIOUS This chapter •Reviewing the features of comparable homes•The house plan specificationsCHAPTER 8: ESTIMATING, BIDDING & This chapter discusses•How to estimate the working drawings•Various methods to estimate•The various components to estimate•How to value engineer•Estimating mistakes•How to find suitable subcontractors and vendors•How to get the various quotes•How to contract for the workCHAPTER 9: CRUNCHING THE PREPARING THE BUDGETS & This chapter •The price per square foot costs•Soft or indirect costs•Hard costs•Profit margins•How to determine what you can pay for the dirt•The risks associated with building•The "Go or No" decisionCHAPTER 10: FINANCING THE DEBT & This chapter discusses•Lot loans•Acquisition & development loans•Construction loans•Equity requirements•Construction & permanent loansCHAPTER 11: THE CONSTRUCTION This chapter •Pre-construction•Scheduling•Construction starts•Gantt charts•Reviewing the subcontractor's work•Quality assurance•Performance testing•Potential construction issues•Safety in the workplaceCHAPTER 12: DEALING WITH SUBCONTRACTORS, VENDORS AND This chapter discusses•How to find the best trade partners•InspectorsCHAPTER 13: THE SALES This chapter discusses•How will the home builder market the house?•Models vs staging•Professional photographs•Curb appeal•Home builder branding•How to price the home•The monthly costs for the home buyer•Real estate commissions•Seller closing costs•When to list the home•Price negotiations•Negotiating strategies•Earnest money•Allowances•Standard upgrades•Change orders•Dealing with the purchaser's appraisal•The sales office•Traffic reports•Comparable studies •Sales techniquesCHAPTER 14: WORKING WITH THE HOME This chapter •Types of home buyers•Pros and cons of customer home building vs speculative building•Pre-sale buyers•Types of contract•Selection of materials•Walk through of the house•Construction draws•Dealing with the home buyer's inspector•Warranty•Dealing with difficult home buyers•Dealing with real estate agentsCHAPTER 15: PRE-CLOSING, AT THE CLOSING & POST This chapter •Pre-closing•At the closing•Post-closingCHAPTER 16: THE BUSINESS END OF HOME This chapter •Setting up the new ownership entity•Licenses requires•Business plan and mission statement•Setting up your office•Employee manual•Bookkeeping/Accounting•Insurance and bonds•Accounting reports•Software•Filing system•Organizational chart•Meetings•Membership•Subscriptions•Time management•Successful business practices to followCHAPTER 17: LOT DEVELOPMEN This chapter •Lot development•Feasibility studies•Scaling up the home builder's expertiseCHAPTER 18: ADDITIONS & This chapter •Items to include when pricing the job•Kitchen renovations•Bathroom renovations•Basement additions•Expanding the footprint•Adding a second story•Other areas to renovate •18 Renovation This section includes•A glossary of terms•Types of construc...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1). To get started finding The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1)

The Complete Home Building Guidebook (1)

More Books

The Real Estate Investment and Acquisition Workbook

The Real Estate Investment and Acquisition Workbook

Real Estate Development Workbook and Manual

Real Estate Development Workbook and Manual

Real Estate Investment and Acquisition Workbook

Real Estate Investment and Acquisition Workbook

Problem Real Estate: How to Restructure Refinance & and Remarket Troubled Commercial Properties

Problem Real Estate: How to Restructure Refinance & and Remarket Troubled Commercial Properties

Real Est Inv & Acq Wkbk 2e

Real Est Inv & Acq Wkbk 2e

Real Estate Exchange: Using Tax-Deferred Exchange in Real Estate Investment Management

Real Estate Exchange: Using Tax-Deferred Exchange in Real Estate Investment Management

Real Estate Investment & Acquisition Workbook

Real Estate Investment & Acquisition Workbook

The World of the Khazars: New Perspectives, Selected Papers from the Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium Hosted by the Ben Zvi Institute

The World of the Khazars: New Perspectives, Selected Papers from the Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium Hosted by the Ben Zvi Institute

Viral Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis