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home improvement tips for remodeling your home
5-Point Remodeling Guide
home
tools
Home Remodeling Services:
• find a contractor
• find home inspector
• find home appraiser
• find other contractor services
Home Projects and Bargains:
• home exterior
• home interior
• yard and garden
• other services
Home Remodeling Tools:
• FREE downloads - files
• project estimator
• interior room dimensions
• exterior home dimensions
• find your home value
• budget home improvement
• rebate cards to earn awards
Calculators:
• monthly loan payment
• LTV calculator
• debt ratio calculator
• affordability calculation
• other financing calculators
remodeling steps
Step1: Analyze Numbers:
• analyze the numbers
• budget home improvement
• estimate project costs
Step2: Get Ideas:
• view for remodeling ideas
• view home product gallery
• view house plans
Step3: Sketch Plan:
• develop remodeling plan
• review design considerations
• design the spec plan
Step4: Find Contractor
• view pre-screened contractors
• selecting a contractor
• negotiating the contract
Step5: Arrange Financing
• about financing your project
• getting yourself qualified
• apply now
Step6: Manage Project
• working with the contractor
• managing the project
• inspecting the work
spec planning
About Spec Planning:
• how to build a spec plan
• download spec sheet (pdf)
• download budget sheet (excel)
Spec Plans:
• plan a: home style
• plan b: lot excavation
• plan c: foundation
• plan d: house framing
• plan e: roofing
• plan f: doors-windows
• plan g: plumbing
• plan h: electrical wiring
• plan i: HVAC
• plan j: insulation
• plan k: exterior home
• plan l: walls-ceiling
• plan m: kitchen-bath
• plan n: cleaning closet
• plan o: flooring
• plan p: lighting
• plan q: other amenities
• plan r: garage-pathways
• plan s: landscaping
• plan t: interior decor
contractors
Search Contractors:
• view pre-screened contractors
• search home building sites
• search classified ads
Select Contractors:
• selecting a contractor
• negotiating the contract
• use contractor select sheet
Manage Contractors:
• working with the contractor
• managing the project
• inspecting the work
• download home inspection kit
financing
Financing Your Project:
• about best to finance project
• getting qualified
• review bank equity program
• check your credit report
• get your FICO score
• application tips
Start Application:
• apply now
• download loan shopping sheet
home product gallery
Home Product Ideas:
• for the ATTIC
• for the UPSTAIRS
• for the MAIN FLOOR
• for the BASEMENT
• for the GARAGE
• for the EXTERIOR HOME
• for the OUTSIDE GARDEN
Home Projects:
• doors and windows
• walls and ceilings
• flooring
• home lighting
• more home projects
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qualifying ratios
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get banking map
calc home LTV value
GET FINANCING!
financing calculators
interior sq. footage calc
exterior sq. footage calc
room adjacency demo
home market values
project estimator
remodeling saving tip$$$
budget home improvement
lowering your monthly bills
home improvement cards
home remodeling tools
quick search: home services
view home remodeling gallery
Home Remodeling Tools
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remodeling tools
free tools and downloads
print: home remodeling
map (pdf)
print: home remodeling spec plan (pdf)
print: step-by-step
remodeling guide (pdf)
download: spec
budgeting plan (excel)
home remodeling analysis
estimate the cost and payback value
home and neighborhood market valuations
calculate interior - exterior sq. footage
plan and budget home construction
learn how to save $$$ on new home construction
cost saving strategies for model home purchase
home remodeling print files
home remodeling
checklist (pdf)
develop your home
remodeling plan (pdf)
selecting a remodeling
contractor (pdf)
remodeling contract
negotiations (pdf)
managing your home
remodeling project (pdf)
working with your
contractor (pdf)
financing analysis
print: Bank Equity
shopping sheet (pdf)
check your
credit report
lending / financing
calculators
loan amortization worksheet (excel)
tax publications and forms (links jump to IRS)
home owner mortgage interest deduction
moving related
expenses
tax information for first-time home owners
selling your home
business use of your home
residential rental properties
consumer protection information (links jump to FTC.gov)
information about abusive lending practices
privacy information and information sharing
about credit based products and credit scams
e-Commerce and the Internet
money-related resource information
other consumer-related issues
from federal reserve library
(links jump to federal reserve library)
ABCs of figuring interest
regulations that protect consumers
facts about banking
credit guide
controlling interest
Points of Interest (How Interest Rates Work)