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Architects know how much a project will cost based on the square footage of previous, comparable projects. Ask him or her to calculate your project's cost. This simple, up-to-date estimate will help you avoid budget overruns and disappointment.

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You can develop your own blueprints and 3D design with the help of software. Builders, architects and designers make blueprints from 3D software that allows them to not only draw the plans, but simulate the final product.

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When a model home plan is modified, money may be saved initially by not choosing upgrades, but it will cost you time later. Try to save money on things that you can change easily, such as flooring. Be careful when substituting inferior products.

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Building a new home requires hundreds of choices. Get organized by keeping all of your choices and plans for your new home building project in a binder so no decisions fall through the cracks. Blueprints and specifications along with this binder will keep track of the entire project. Select amenities for your new home at the start so that workmen can plan openings and utility adaptations to stay on schedule.

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