Building Consultants
What is a building consultant? Building consultants can help steer the owner builder in the right direction in building their home. Building consultants are experts in construction and offer a wide range of services to fill the owner builder’s needs. What is a building consultant? Building consultants can help steer the owner builder in the right direction in building their home.
Building consultants offer a wide range of services to fill the owner builder’s needs. There are many building consultants who advertise to the owner builder on the web. But the owner builder should do their home work on which will meet their needs. Consultants can be individuals, local companies, national franchises with local presence and companies that will never set foot on your project, but act as a coach prior to and during construction. Each consultant relationship offers a unique benefit for the owner builder.
An owner builder should understand what services are offered through interviewing the companies or individuals, then make an educated decision on who best fits their needs. Fees will vary from company to company and will depend on how much involvement is necessary. Flat fee exist as well as percentage of loan fee.
The owner builder will find consulting companies who offer 100% financing of your project, or no money down program. This can be a huge benefit for owner builders who may want to avoid a downpayment. By working with these companies lenders are confident the owner builder is in good hands and don’t require site supervisors, saving them additional money. Some owner builders will utilize these programs for the 100% LTC benefit only.
