Three Budget Tips When Custom Home Building

blog / May 16, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] Three Budget Tips When Custom Home Building By Ryan Siebert As a custom home builder you would think that I get to work with clients that have no regard for budgets.  You my friend would be dead wrong.  Today I am going to give you three budget tips to […]




Chicago Bungalow Remodeling Costs

blog / May 12, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] What are the Costs of Remodeling a Chicago Bungalow? By Pat Cardoni As Chicago brick bungalows grow in age their exterior holds strong overtime.  At 100+ years of age interior of these homes often needs a makeover, which opens the question, “What is the cost of remodeling a […]




Avoid Chaos in Residential Remodeling

blog / May 8, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=” admin_preview_bg=”] 3 Ways to Avoid Chaos in Residential Remodeling By Ryan Siebert Whether you live in a new construction home, or a 100 year old home you will at some point in time take on a custom residential remodeling project.




New Construction on Existing Foundation

blog / May 2, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] New Construction on Existing Foundation By Pat Cardoni Money, Money Money…. Capitalism is the basis of American economy. And the greatest Capitalist decision you will make in your life is your home. This series gives you ideas on how to build or create equity through construction.




Story of a Custom Home Builder

blog / April 25, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Our Path to Becoming a Custom Home Builder By Ryan Siebert I was recently discussing the path that we at SG Home Builders took to become a custom home builder.   After completing the story I was reminded why it is important to let others know about our journey […]




Seize Your Business

blog / April 16, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Podcast Appearance With Seize Your Business By Ryan Siebert I was recently asked to be a guest on the Seize Your Business podcast with Kevin O’Flaherty and Jim Waszak.  I’m always amazed at what you can learn from telling your own story when you have good people that are […]




How to Increase the Value of Your Home By Adding a Second Story

blog / April 14, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] How to Increase the Value of Your Home By Adding a Second Story By Pat Cardoni Last week we talked about the duckets, the simoleons, the cashola required for a two flat de-conversion. This week money is on my mind again…but this time let’s talk about adding a second story!




What Does It Take To Be A Custom Home Builder?

blog / April 11, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] What Does It Take To Be A Custom Home Builder? By Ryan Siebert With the help of Goldman Sachs and their 10K Small Businesses program I was able to fully analyze the business that is SG Home Builders.  What I discovered is that we have what it takes to […]




Conversion Costs of Construction

blog,Uncategorized / April 6, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] Two Flat Conversion Costs By Pat Cardoni Today we are going to talk money, dollar bills, rolling in the Benjamins, hard core to the floor cash.  Specifically we will focus on the conversion costs associated with turning a two flat into a single family home.  That is right folks, […]




Determining Remodeling Budget

blog / March 29, 2017

[av_one_full first] [av_textblock size=” font_color=” color=”] How do you determine your remodeling budget? By Ryan Siebert I often find myself perplexed when we work on a remodeling budget for a client and the numbers that we come up with are way off from what they were expecting.  So I ask in all sincereness, how do […]