Tips from a Kitchen Designer Colette Rodon Hornof – Vesta of Hearth and Home [powerpress] Do you know what design that you want for your kitchen? With custom home building the kitchen is often the most important room in your entire house. Before you make the decision for design options on your kitchen take time […]
Your Lender is Your Advisor, NOT an ATM Chad Lubben – Peoples Home Equity [powerpress] On this episode of Secrets of Homebuilders Pat Cardoni interviews Chad Lubben from Peoples Home Equity and discusses the true role of your lender in the custom construction transaction. It is often the lender that holds your transaction together. However, […]
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Embrace Change By Ryan Siebert Change is hard for most of us in life and when it comes to business we often avoid it like the plague. Recently my father came to visit, apparently family likes to visit when you have a kid. We struck up a conversation […]
Appraisers Hold the Key to Your Dream Home [powerpress] On this episode of Secrets of Homebuilders Terry Pope of Citywide Real Estate Services talks with Pat Cardoni about the thought process and homework that appraisers need to put in to develop their opinion of value. You may or may not know it, but the appraiser that […]
Custom Building Starts With Your Architect [powerpress] In this episode Pat Cardoni interviews Lisa Elkins from 2 Point Perspective to discuss the role and challenges of your architect in your custom building and remodeling project. Be prepared to be amazed and respect the thought process that goes into each and every design that architects go […]
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Having a Baby is Just Like Building a Custom Home By Ryan Siebert In what will certainly be one of my more comical blog posts, I want to compare the joy and frustrations that I recently found myself thinking about between having a baby and building a custom […]
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] The Project Manager, Where the Rubber Meets the Road By Pat Cardoni We made it past the lender, the architect and the designer and we think we have a plan that can work. Then we meet, drum roll please, the Project Manager.
Construction Lending [powerpress] On this episode you will hear from guests Mike Black and Jon Goldman from Wintrust Mortgage. They will share their insights on how construction lending works. When it comes to remodeling or building your custom home it is important to work with professionals that are familiar with the lending process. More […]
[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Invest in Yourself By Ryan Siebert I wanted to take a timeout from informational homebuilding blogs to give a summary of my experience attending the 2017 Global Leadership Summit. For those of you looking for the next best tip on how to complete your custom home project, be […]
Episode 2 – Keeping Emotions Out of Your Dreams [powerpress] We all want to “have it all” when it comes to the dreams of building your own custom home. The reality is that we have to do our best to keep our emotions in check when it comes to building a your dream home. Even […]