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Financing Your Custom Home Part 1: Getting a Land Loan
Q. If I find some land that I want to build a custom home on, what type of loan can I get? Jim Kelly: What you are looking for is called a Land Loan. Not all banks will offer these … Continue reading
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The Ranch is Making a Comeback
Below is an article written by Jeanette Fischer about the comeback of the ranch home. I have been focusing on building ranch homes for many of the reasons she outlines below. What has changed is that ranch homes no longer … Continue reading
English Please!
How many times have you approached a contractor and asked a simple question, and in return heard an explanation full of terms like e-factors, stress bearing walls, truss angle and zip system approaches. All you want to know is if … Continue reading
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Custom Home Building Questions? Ask away.
As I mentioned before, the home building industry has been good to me and this blog is my way of giving back. Too many times, families go into the custom home building process armed with too little information. My posts … Continue reading
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The Truth About Using Online Home Plans
When you consider building your new home, one of the first things that people do is look at home plans. This is a great first step and certainly an exciting one. The question is, where do you begin? There are … Continue reading
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How Much Will My Custom Home Really Cost?
This question has many answers. It is a lot like asking a waiter at a restaurant “How much is dinner?” before you even order; it has a lot to do with taste and the depth of your pockets. I will … Continue reading
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When is the best time to build or buy?
When is the best time to buy an existing home? The best time to buy a home is end of the year, there is few buyers and more motivated sellers. It’s a great time for bargains. Worst time is late … Continue reading
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Welcome to Humble Beginnings
It all started back at the age of five when my father gave me my first hammer and a bucket of nails… from that point on it was a love of building. Since opening the doors to my own construction … Continue reading
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