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    First Home: Budget, Design, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price
    First Home: Budget, Design, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price
    First Home: Budget, Design, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price
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    First Home: Budget, Design, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price

    By Jobe Leonard

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    A how to book for those interested in building a First Home . When you are ready to look at the most important aspects of a project, this is the book for you. I discuss budget, needs, and design. Using the included exercises and worksheets you move through the process. Then I guide you step by step through estimation, design, and ultimately the construction process. This literature is a proven way to develop a workable project, design, and budget for only the cost of the book. This is for the reader who is tired of flipping through picture books and ready to establish a foundation for the project they know they have the ability to undertake..

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJobe Leonard
    Release dateMar 3, 2014
    ISBN9781311438522
    First Home: Budget, Design, Estimate, and Secure Your Best Price
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    Jobe Leonard

    Jobe Leonard lives in Dandridge, TN. After attending Tennessee Technological University he received his MBA at Lincoln Memorial University. He is a project manager with Hearthstone Homes and has currently built over 100 custom Log and Timber frame, and conventional homes in 26 different states. This includes a recent project he managed that was named the 2012 National Timber frame Home of the Year. He can guarantee his books will strike a chord with the trekker, designer, and creator inside each of us. Those who have not explored and created will find themselves glued to the pages wishing they had. Readers who have journeyed the world and took on unknown projects will draw similarities with his heartfelt words and thoughts. He loves receiving calls and e-mails from readers of all experience levels speaking of the inspiration they have found from his literature, and wanting to be along side him on his next excursion or project. So what are you waiting for? Pick up a copy of any one of his 10+ books. Then e-mail him at JobeLeonard@gmail.com with questions, and invite me along for your next expedition or project.

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      Book preview

      First Home - Jobe Leonard

      Introduction

      Deciding to build a first home is an exciting leap from ordinary construction. There are many considerations you must take into account for any project’s outcome to be successful. A first home is no different. In this book I will display my decade of construction experience working with a worldwide leader in the log and timber home industry. I will use this knowledge to show you the ins and outs of a first home construction project.

      In my first book, Study Abroad, The Book of Jobe, I wrote about living in a foreign country for my senior year of college. It was completely based upon a true story. I originally created the book to help reconnect with the acquaintances I had made while living in the Netherlands. Much to my surprise it sold thousands of copies in a short period of time and gave me the inspiration to write additional books about other subjects I have a great interest and extensive knowledge about.

      Some may think that Study Abroad, The Book of Jobe is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from this book. I actually find them quite similar. Deciding to build a first home is exactly like waking up in a foreign land and having to deal with new customs, languages, and cultures. My first book shows the growth from a rookie traveler to an expert world-renowned voyager and author.

      My plan is to take you on a similar journey through the world of the first home construction and guide you as you design, budget, and build the best project available. You may have woken up today in a world that was filled with unfamiliar products and confusing verbiage. By the end of this book you will have the confidence to face your project head on.

      This first home centric version will give you a good grasp of industry concepts, terms, and standard procedures. All the worksheets that are in this book can be printed for free at my website www.Jobe.ws .

      Download the First Home Estimator App:

      https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-home-estimator/id902640897?mt=8

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1 What is my project?

      Chapter 2 Budget

      Chapter 3 Foundation Worksheet

      Chapter 4 Main Floor Worksheet

      Chapter 5 Second Floor Worksheet

      Chapter 6 Full House Budget

      Chapter 7 Land

      Chapter 8 Needs

      Chapter 9 Design

      Chapter 10 Plan Analysis

      Chapter 11 Beginning Your Design

      Chapter 12 Master Bedroom

      Chapter 13 Master Bathroom

      Chapter 14 Master Closet

      Chapter 15 Kitchen

      Chapter 16 Living Room/Great Room

      Chapter 17 Dining Room

      Chapter 18 Half Bathroom

      Chapter 19 Stairs

      Chapter 20 Foundation

      Chapter 21 Second Floor

      Chapter 22 Second Floor Bathroom

      Chapter 23 Windows and Doors

      Chapter 24 First Home Material Suppliers

      Chapter 25 First Home Package Proposals

      Chapter 26 How I Might Be Able To Help

      Chapter 27 Are You Serious?

      Chapter 28 Life after the proposal

      Chapter 29 Your Contractor

      Chapter 30 Moving Forward

      Chapter 31 Material Delivery Day

      Chapter 32 Completion

      About the author

      Chapter 1

      What is my project?

      The first question that needs to be asked of a project is one that will help guide your entire process. Through the first four chapters I am going to help you answer this question by creating four principles that will steer your project. Your Budget, Needs, Land, and Design are the four major items that will have the most bearing on your first home kit or package. We will review these items in depth before buying materials or speaking to a first home contractor.

      If at any time these four principles are taken for granted the entire project could begin to crash in a tailspin. It sounds bad, and it really can be. For the thousands of unknowing buyers who build a first home each year it is always a real possibility. Luckily for you, I am going to take you by the hand, and guide you through the best practices and steps to take when creating your First Home.

      By the end of the book you will know more about a first home kit or package than most people working in the construction industry. Plus you will have a full grasp of your project’s scope and essential details before ever placing the first call to a material or installation provider.

      Chapter 2

      Budget

      The budget of the project is the driving force and will move your project along. It is impossible to build a home that uses $100,000 worth of materials and labor for $50,000. That sounds logical right?

      The old adage your grandfather told you, You get what you pay for, is still true today. However, I will show you how to lower the initial costs of your first home. This guarantees you get the highest quality materials, best installation services, and spend the least amount of money. All this will happen from the start. Does this sound too good to be true? Read on.

      Establishing what can be afforded is paramount. This concept is as simple as the paycheck you expect after a week of your own labor at a

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