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Easy Home Building Financing Found In Panelized Kit Homes: Understand the Ins & Outs Of Packaged Home Financing
Do you have some credit challenges? Have you had a bankruptcy? Are you worried a bank won't finance your home building dream? Then, you might do well to consider a kit home or panelized home. Why? If you find the right company, they often have easier access to financing for the borrower/builder with credit challenges.nnYet, you shouldn't think that kit home companies are for limited markets and financially challenged clients. Absolutely anyone can be a great candidate for a p
April 14, 2008
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Building A Panelized Home Provides A Wide Variety Of Choices
The first impression many people get when they think of a panelized kit home is that they'll have to choose from a very small number of house plans. With most companies this just isn't the case! The variety of choices of floor plans and styles is growing and many companies even allow you to submit your own plans to them. nnJust what does panelization mean and how does it work?nnKit homes are usually complete home packages that are sent to the building site for erection on sit
April 14, 2008
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Managing Your Home Building Expectations: Musings Of A Homebuilding Coach
For the umpteenth time, the question rolled back and forth through my mind. "Why do some people do well in the home building process while others (most, in fact) struggle mightily?" nnI was pondering the experience of some clients of mine that are on the emotional roller-coaster ride of their lives. They face some challenges, but everyone faces challenges in their home building or home remodeling process. nnWhen I thought back to the beginning days of working together, I reme
April 14, 2008
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Home Building Choices 101: Panelized Homes & Kit Homes
"Let's see ... I'll take Home-in-Box Plan #73997"nnSince the early days of Sears near the turn of the LAST century, we've been able to purchase entire home building kits and have them delivered to our building site for construction. Not only has the idea never gone away, the choices are growing. What's the attraction? Are they real homes? Should YOU consider this approach?nnThere's a lot of misinformation about packaged homes that I want to clear up. In my years as an owner b
April 6, 2008
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Finanicing Your Home Building Dream: "Panelized Kit Home Packages" Home in a Package, Money On A Platter
Do you want to know perhaps the easiest, quickest and most reliable way to financing the building of your dream home? If you want to roll everything together, house plans, building materials, shopping, decisions, and financing, then using a panelized home or kit home package just could be for you. nnTheir convenience is the biggest draw when building and financing a new home this way. Usually, the application fee is minimal and the approval process is handled by the company.
March 30, 2008
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Financing Your Home Building Dream: Build Your Home With Couch Change!
Have you considered the pay-as-you-go plan for funding the building of your home? Amazingly, I've periodically run across home-owner builders who have built their own homes as money became available. nnPocket change? Nuggets from under the couch cushions? Okay, that doesn't happen and I'm not really in favor of the pay-as-you-go construction of your home for a number of reasons. But it definitely has been and can be done. nnThe pay-as-you-go plan is just like it sounds. When
March 9, 2008
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Financing Your Home Building Dream: Borrowing Against Assets
Home building usually requires financing. And there are many options to consider when you’re planning to finance and build a home. If you have been reading my articles on financing the building or remodeling of your project, you’re aware of many of the options. Using the equity you have in other personal assets can be the easiest and sometimes the least expensive way to get money to build.nnIf you’re in a position to fund the building of your new home withou
March 1, 2008
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Financing Your Home Building Dream: Want To Build Or Remodel Your Own Home?
Never loan money to friends and family! Gosh, how many times have we heard that advice? But, what about being the borrower, that can't be too bad, right? Well, to be sure, money exchanged between friends and family is often tricky. nnFinancing the building or remodeling of your home is big time. This is not a few dollars to get you by till next pay day or cover a single late payment. On the other hand, the good side of this is that it's a legitimate investment that can benefi
February 24, 2008
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Financing Your Home Building Dream Seven Super Sources Of Funds To Build Your Dream Home
It might just be a lot easier than you think to get the money you need to finance your home-building dream. In this article, I identify seven financing strategies, and I know that at least one can work for you. nnDon't let that dream die! Building your own home is one of the most exciting, and noble endeavors anyone could ever attempt. I want to encourage you to explore all the ways that you can make this happen for you. The money necessary to take you from dreaming and schem
January 24, 2008
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My Home Building Dream reaching A Clear & Focused Decision To Build
Can you guess how far it is between these two points? A: The starry-eyed dream of building your own home. B: The passionate and committed decision to build the home of your dreams!nnActually, only you can answer that question accurately … as it relates to you! Personally, I've noticed that for so many people, the distance is staggering. And the gap is often a deep chasm that results from the dread of the unknown. nnYou see, the dream of home building, or even remodeling
January 24, 2008
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Home Builders' Advantage: 7 Surefire Strategies To Make Homebuilding A Snap!
When I work with people preparing to build a home, I often ask them if they're committed to having a great home building experience. The doubtful stares tell me they have no clue how to ensure that their home building experience is a good one!nnHorror stories of lost money, poor quality, divorce, and projects that weren't completed are often passed one to another. And they keep many people from building the home of their dreams. What about you?nnOver the years, I've developed
January 20, 2008