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Building Your Own Home For Dummies

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Janice Brewster ,

Overview

Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process!

Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding

the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely -- and staying sane during the process!

Building Your Own Home For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Building your own home is an exciting and exacting process that can be daunting, as well. Make your home-building experience easier by first having a firm grasp on your financial picture. You also need to find the right contractor, prioritize design elements between must-have and would-like-to-have. And, you need to keep track of all the people who are helping making your dream home a reality. This Cheat Sheet shows you how!

About The Authors

Kevin Daum is the award-winning author of six books, including Building Your Own Home For Dummies.

Janice Brewster Weiser has written extensively on custom homes and is a former editor of Log Home Living magazine.

Peter Economy is a Wall Street Journal best-selling business author and ghostwriter of more than 100 books.

Anne Mary Ciminelli is an author, editor, and ghostwriter.

Kevin Daum is the award-winning author of six books, including Building Your Own Home For Dummies.

Janice Brewster Weiser has written extensively on custom homes and is a former editor of Log Home Living magazine.

Peter Economy is a Wall Street Journal best-selling business author and ghostwriter of more than 100 books.

Anne Mary Ciminelli is an author, editor, and ghostwriter.

Lisa Rojany is a writer and publishing professional. Lisa has her own company, Editorial Services of L.A., for writers of fiction and nonfiction.

Peter Economy is a Wall Street Journal best-selling business author and ghostwriter with more than 125 books to his credit, including multiple For Dummies titles.

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