Building Home: The 5 Step Journey to Building Your Best Lifestyle

by Natalie Stevens

Overview

Do you dream of giving your family a better home, in a better location, for a better price?

A home that gives your kids the space they need to grow and the freedom they need to flourish?

In Building Home boutique property developer Natalie Stevens shares the knowledge she’s gained working within her family business which has provided more than 1000 families with the perfect place to build their home. If you ever had doubts about building a home, then doubt no more. You’re about to learn why building puts you a big step ahead.

The Home Build in a Box system shows you just how easy it can be to have the perfect plan in place to build your new home. The five-step journey tells you exactly where to start, where to turn and what to look out for along the way. What’s more, it unleashes a mountain of value that you never knew existed. In this book you’ll learn how to:

• Establish your budget and stick to it
• Prioritise your needs, wants and desires
• Choose your perfect block of land
• Find or create your perfect floorplan
• Engage a builder who’s right for you

Best of all, you’ll discover how to spend your budget on the areas of your home that will bring you the most happiness.

This is your chance to give your family more lifestyle for less on a journey that will transform your life in ways you never imagined possible. So what are you waiting for?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780995445345
Publisher:	MacMillan Company Limited
Publication date:	06/07/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

• Why we all should be living our best lifestyle
• Why I do what I do
• Building a home doesn't take a dream, it takes a plan
• Not where I thought I was going, but where I was meant to be

PART 1: WHY YOU SHOULD BUILD - THE TRUTH ABOUT BUILDING

CHAPTER 1 - BUILDING MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE

• The cost of building
• Stamp duty secrets
• Grants, schemes and concessions
• Building makes it possible to create instant equity
• You can spend your budget on what will bring you happiness
• Buyer beware

CHAPTER 2 - BUILDING MAKES LIFE EASIER

• Building beats renovating
• Maintenance madness: when the love affair loses its spark
• Building lets you have what you want

PART 2: THE HOME BUILD IN A BOX SYSTEM - THE FIVE-STEP JOURNEY TO BUILDING YOUR BEST LIFESTYLE

CHAPTER 3: STEP 1 - BUDGET

• Don't pack more than you can carry
• Types of lenders
• Getting pre-approval for your loan
• Home loan or construction loan?
• Budget barriers

CHAPTER 4: STEP 2 - PRIORITIES

• Your secret weapon
• The devil in the detail
• Don't forget!

CHAPTER 5: STEP 3 - LAND

• Location, location, location
• Be an early bird
• Suss out your site
• Site costs
• Keep it legal
• Employ an expert - introducing your land specialist

CHAPTER 6: STEP 4 - PLANS

• A great home starts with a great floorplan
• My seven top tips for successful design
• Sustainable design
• Choosing your design professional

CHAPTER 7: STEP 5 - BUILDER

• Custom builder or volume builder?
• Budget builder or luxury home specialist?
• Selecting your builder
• Avoiding budget blow-out
• Choose a builder who makes you smile
• Near enough is not good enough

PART 3: HOME BUILD IN A BOX ESSENTIAL STEPS

CHAPTER 8: TO-DO LISTS

• Budget
• Priorities
• Land
• Plans
• Builder

CONCLUSION

GLOSSARY OF BUILDING TERMS

FURTHER RESOURCES

ABOUT BUILD IN OZ

BUILD A LIFESTYLE THAT DELIVERS VALUE

ABOUT NATALIE STEVENS

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