- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: New Community Pr (February 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0971955093
- ISBN-13: 978-0971955097
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,626,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Library Journal
Building one's dream house should be a pleasurable experience, but all too often it ends in disappointment. Thomas, who spent many years in the home-building industry, including a stint managing the warranty department of one of the nation's largest builders, offers readers plenty of inside information in this indictment of the new home industry. After perusing this title, some readers may give up on building a new home, but others will find valuable advice for dealing with aggressive sales people, seeing through deceptive model home presentations, choosing options, and monitoring their construction's progress. Readers learn how to protect themselves from contract loopholes that favor the builder and could force buyers to take possession before their home is completed. Although the price seems excessive for a fairly slight paperback, this book contains enough helpful information to justify its purchase for comprehensive public library collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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A "Must Read" before you walk into a model home!, Jun 24 2002
By M.P. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Building Pitfalls: The Insider's Guide to Getting the Quality New Home You Deserve (Paperback)
Our new house is nearly complete and we used the book to guide us through the entire process. The book is laid out logically and very well mirrored our experience. The most helpful information came from the chapters informing us of the missteps that can be made before construction even begins, especially from a legal standpoint. Even though we used a reputable builder, we still had several occasions where our sales person and the construction supervisor tried to pull "fast ones" on us.You can tell the author knows his stuff. The real life examples of other people's mistakes clearly reinforce the reasoning behind the advice he offers.
The only thing lacking was illustrations, but they weren't really necessary. I thought the book served its purpose well and kept our builder honest.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Tight, Nov 11 2005
By JPB "JPB" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Building Pitfalls: The Insider's Guide to Getting the Quality New Home You Deserve (Paperback)
I should have read this BEFORE I bought my house... All of my fake wood siding is falling off. I'll definitely follow all of the HBP's guidelines on my next home purchase! Bottom line... Tight book.
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