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Perhaps the most famous quote attributed to Henry Ford is this: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” While most people agree that Ford never actually said this, it does illustrate a great point. People don’t know exactly what they want until they see it. B...
07/13/2020
Building a custom modular home is a process. A process that is done successfully thousands of times across the country every year. You can look at builder websites, on social media sites, and at brochures and see beautifully finished custom homes. But it isn’t your home. You don’t know the effort...
07/06/2020
Building a custom modular home is a process. A process that is done successfully thousands of times across the country every year. You can look at builder websites, on social media sites, and at brochures and see beautifully finished custom homes. But it isn’t your home. You don’t know the effort...
06/30/2020
How do you know that the new home you are living in meets current building code? Does your state observe a written building code? Does your state, county, or city require a building permit to build a new home? What does getting a building permit really mean? Are there any inspections done on home...
06/02/2020
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Hotels, colleges, franchises, and many others are facing the same issue as every custom home builder in the U.S. today, a shortage of skilled construction workers. Just like custom home builders, they require quality construction for their commercial construction efforts. Not only do they need qu...
05/18/2020
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If you are going to borrow money to build your new custom home, that means you will typically have a construction loan and a conventional mortgage. Because a construction loan has more risk for a lender (and no lender wants to foreclose on a half-built home!), the lender will usually charge a hig...
05/11/2020
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“Aim Small… Miss Small...” While some might think that was just a line from the Mel Gibson movie The Patriot, it was actually the advice given to both Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger by the film’s technical advisor when teaching them how you aim a muzzle-loading rifle. If you aim at the man and miss,...
04/27/2020
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There is never a time with perfect conditions paving the way for you to go forward.There is never a “right” time to take a vacation.There is never a “right” time to have kids.And the list goes on.But have you ever noticed that even though you can’t ever expect all the pieces to fall nicely into p...
04/20/2020
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Have you ever stopped to think about how many choices you have to make on a daily basis? From the minute you wake up you are faced with an enormous amount of options. What to wear, what to eat, where will we go, what time will we leave, etc. The same thing happens when you build a home. What styl...
04/13/2020
Sheltering in place is here. The majority of Americans are bound by stay at home orders with other than essential travel prohibited. When this happened, many homebuyers were in the midst of the process of planning to build a new home. 2020 started out with a booming economy and the promise of bet...
04/06/2020