{"product_id":"the-ownerbuilder-book-how-you-can-save-more-than-100000-in-the-construction-of-your-custom-home-second-edition","title":"The Owner-Builder Book : How You Can Save More than $100 000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home  Second Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe best available guide to saving money on a home construction project. The Owner-Builder Book is the most reader-friendly of the self-contracting books currently in print  and has the biggest emphasis on saving money when you build. The only book in the category printed in two colors  it is loaded with interesting reader sidebars and a substantial resource guide. \"...16 easy to read chapters with lots of charts  lists and examples...More practical advice...\" Nancy Cook-Senn  The Shawnee News-Star \"...this is the book which will tell you how to design and build your own home just the way you want it. It also tells you how to save thousands of dollars in the process...You can also save up to 50% of the cost of a house by becoming an owner-builder...goes through the stages of how to plan  planning  how to buy  developing a network for purchasing your materials  how to get bids  what to look for in bids on different areas  how to supervise your sub contractors  etc...seems to leave very few  if any  stones unturned.\" Curtis Rivers  Vero Beach Press Journal \"Assuming you have the same costs that a general contractor will have  you will save the profit (more than 10 percent average) and the overhead (two to three times the profit) paid to a general...The Owner-Builder Book discusses just how this can be done.\" Ask the Experts  Countrys Best Log Homes \"If you dont want to be sorry  follow the process outlined by Mark Smith in his book  The Owner-Builder Book.\" Builders Showcase  Northwest Herald \"...covers every aspect of the building process  including planning  scheduling  working with subcontractors  financing  building permits  etc....has  perhaps for the first time  demystified the home-building process for the layman. Consider this to be a textbook.\" Prince William Region Home Focus \"...highlights techniques for materials shopping (what he calls \"commando shopping\") and planning your home room-by-room to maximize savings.\" Home \u0026amp; Real Estate Weekly  Daily Times-Call \"This new book gives a step-by-step approach to building your own home and saving up to 50 percent on construction costs. Chapters show how to beat contractor pricing tactics  how to deal with paperwork (contracts  permits  and legal and insurance protection)  how to manage home building project on a daily basis  and how to avoid common owner-builder mistakes.\" The Henry Herald \"Great practical little book filled with tips to save money when building a home. If you want to take on the project yourself  its good to know the tricks of the trade first. Youll learn to manage bureaucratic paperwork  how to get subs on your side  and even become privy to \"commando\" shopping techniques. The Smiths explain how to benefit from new tax laws and how to prepare yourself to get loan approval.\" Simple Living Quarterly \"If you ever have thought of building your own home  The Owner-Builder Book is for you because it is a step-by-step guide for the amateur and covers all aspects of building a home.\" Robb Northrup  Kitchener-Waterloo Record \"When it comes to building your dream home  sweat equity a.k.a. doing it yourself  can help economize. But you dont need to swing a hammer to nail substantial savings. In The Owner-Builder Book Mark Smith leads home-owners through a step-by-step guide of planning  scheduling and financing a custom built house.\" Michelle Mahfouri  American Press \"The 16-chapter book takes you from putting a materials list together and putting out bids to subcontractors to shopping for bargains and close-outs on framing lumber  fixtures  concrete and appliances. It also discusses how to avoid first-time mistakes.\" Kansas City Star\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44963311058997,"sku":"ByrdShop_0966142837","price":35.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780966142839.jpg?v=1770411647","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-ownerbuilder-book-how-you-can-save-more-than-100000-in-the-construction-of-your-custom-home-second-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}