Freeman's Construction Inc is a design, build, remodel company that specializes in new custom homes and whole-house remodels located in Ramona, CA but works throughout the San Diego County area. In this podcast, you will hear about building costs, remodeling costs, the home building process and much, much more! So stay tuned and thank you for joining us.
Today we review 5 custom home projects and go over the actual project prices and what you can expect to spend if you are wanting to build a custom home. The numbers are specific to the San Diego County market. View Blog Post: https://www.tfgonline.com/2022/05/custom-home-prices-san-diego-county/ — Resources: Website | https://realpropertytv.com Show | https://realpropertytv.com/show Podcast | https://realpropertytv.com/podcast Resources | https://realpropertytv.com/resources Partners | https://realpropertytv.com/partners Contact Us | https://realpropertytv.com/contact-us Real Estate Services | https://realpropertytv.com/locations/idaho/middleton Build a Custom Home in Middleton, Idaho| https://freemanbuild.com Build a Custom Home in Ramona, CA | https://tfgonline.com
Update on the current home construction loan and 30-year fixed-rate mortgage interest rates. Also price reductions on land and larger homes in the Middleton, Idaho area. --- Resources: Website | https://realpropertytv.com Show | https://realpropertytv.com/show Podcast | https://realpropertytv.com/podcast Resources | https://realpropertytv.com/resources Partners | https://realpropertytv.com/partners Contact Us | https://realpropertytv.com/contact-us Real Estate Services | https://realpropertytv.com/locations/idaho/middleton Build a Custom Home in Middleton, Idaho| https://freemanbuild.com Build a Custom Home in Ramona, CA | https://tfgonline.com
What is the fastest way to figure out the build costs for a custom home? Learn how we break the home into 3 different parts in order to get accurate rough estimates before you start the design and plans for your home. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com www.tfgonline.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
Learn how to understand homeowners insurance policy limits and how you can make sure you have enough coverage with the quickly rising construction costs in today's market. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com www.tfgonline.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
It is critical to have the title company plot all the easements on a parcel map for you during the due diligence period. If you are buying or selling your home or land you will want to do this. In this episode, we share how we were able to discover an easement and get it vacated for a buyer we are working with. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com www.tfgonline.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
Learn how builders and remodeling contractors charge for their projects and how you can ask the right questions so you can hire a good contractor. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com www.tfgonline.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, you will learn how to prepare a cost breakdown for a construction loan if you are building a custom home. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com www.tfgonline.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
If you are getting ready to sell your home or do a home remodel you need to know what type of projects will bring you the best ROI. Today we talk about exactly that and show you a really good resource to get average costs for remodeling projects no matter if you are in Middleton, Idaho, Boise Idaho, San Diego, CA or anywhere else in the country. Resources: www.realpropertytv.com Remodeling Costs for Boise, Idaho Remodeling Cost Versus Value Report
Today we talk about the 3 most important factors that affect the price per square foot when you are building a custom home.
In today's episode, we will discuss how you can budget accurate allowances so that if you have change orders when building or remodeling your home you won't have cost overruns and go over budget. View Blog Post HERE! Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
Do you want to know how much your land is worth? Learn more on how to evaluate the value of land as well as the formula to use. View Blog Post HERE! -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we discuss building site costs. If you are building a custom home or buying land to build a home on you'll want to listen to this. We cover how to determine what site costs you will have and how much you will need to budget for them. -- Resources: Realpropertytv.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we cover what the permits and fees will cost if you are building a home in San Diego County. We discuss the actual fees you can expect and how to calculate them for your home. -- Resources: Realpropertytv.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we talk about how failures in the building process can lead to having black mold in a brand new home and how to avoid them. -- Resources: Realpropertytv.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we discuss how you can use a HELOC on your existing home as the down payment for a new home and not have to come out of pocket with any of your own money. This is very easy to do especially if you have a large amount of equity in your existing home. -- Resources: Realpropertytv.com How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we talk about rent-to-value ratios. What are they, why are they important, how do you calculate them and where can you find the best ones? We also discuss moving money from an equity market into a cash flow market in order to increase your RV ratios and improve your cash flow. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
If you are getting a construction loan to build a new home and you need cash for the down payment or the appraisal comes in low what can you do? In this episode, we talk about how you can use a cash-out refinance to get the money to make it happen. View Blog Post HERE! -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode we discuss 3 types of roofing systems you can use for custom homes built with ICF construction and how you can design them to protect your home from wildfires. — Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
In this episode, we discuss how much-added value an appraiser will give your property once you add an ADU. It is surprisingly very low and it is something you need to look at before you decide to build an ADU. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide Custom Home Building Cost Guide Custom Home Floor Plans ADU Building Cost Guide ADU Floor Plans Home Remodeling Cost Guide
If you are getting a construction loan to build a home and the appraisal comes in low what can you do? In this episode, we discuss how a HELOC on your primary residence may be a good option.
Today we talk about construction lenders that we would recommend working with and one that we would recommend staying away from if you can. We also talk about interest rates on current construction loans. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Today we cover what the current costs are for building custom homes and ADU's as well as lumber prices in San Diego County. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Today we talk about if the County of San Diego will issue a septic permit before you have a building permit. We also cover the steps you need to take to get a septic permit.
Learn the steps you need to take to build a budget for buying land and building a custom home.
Learn what the building setbacks are for a single-story and two-story ADU in Poway, CA. Also, learn what determines if you can build a one-story or two-story ADU.
Click play to learn more on how you can budget to build a custom home. Do you want to build a custom home? Today I will cover the very first step of the custom home building process, Budget. Click HERE for more information on costs to build a custom home to get the FULL PDF. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about how well setbacks can affect septic systems when building a custom home or ADU. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Learn how to work with a construction lender in order to count all of the pre-paid costs for plans, design, and permits toward your downpayment if you are building a custom home. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Learn how to preserve the property tax basis on your property if you are transferring it to your child or grandchild in San Diego County. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Watch out for these impact fees if you are converting a primary home into an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) in San Diego County. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about construction lender packages when building a custom home. This is the second part of the requirements to get a construction loan. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Learn how to evaluate and determine if the land you are looking to buy or build on will need to have a fire hydrant or a water storage tank installed. If you have to install one it could cost $25,000 or more to meet fire requirements. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more on understanding construction loans when wanting to build a custom home or accessory dwelling unit. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about conforming loans & jumbo loans. I will go into detail about what they are, how they are different & how each loan could affect you. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about driveway requirements when building a custom home in San Diego County. Do you want to build a custom home or an ADU & have an idea of what you want for your driveway? We will go into detail about the San Diego County driveway requirements. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more on how to understand construction lender packages for custom homes. Do you want to build a custom home but want to know more about your options? We will go into detail about construction lender packages so you have a better understanding of what to expect. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more on how you can set your property up to be able to have an accessory dwelling unit after you have already built your custom home. I will go into detail about the requirements from the County of San Diego and what you can do without having to make any modifications to your property. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about attic ventilation. I will go into detail about the requirements from the City or County of San Diego when you're wanting to build a custom home, accessory dwelling unit or do a whole house remodel. I will also talk about the benefits of building with spray foam insulation. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more about the updated timeframes for getting a building permit in the County of San Diego as well as the updated lumber prices as of August 4, 2021. --- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui… Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/ Home Remodeling Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/san-diego-ca-home-remodeling-cost-guide/
Click play to learn more on the avigation easements when buying land or building near an airport as well as the FAA requirements. Also want to note just because you have had a prior okay on not needing an avigation easement does not mean they aren't requiring one now. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san.../ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui... Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu.../ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor.../
Learn what an Avigation Easement is, why you need to check for it and how to do it. This is something you will want to know if you are buying land or building a custom home and your property is near an airport. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san.../ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui... Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu.../ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor.../
Click play to learn more about how to locate and mark out lines on a property! Do you want to buy land and locate the property lines? Today we will cover how to locate your utilities, who to call to locate your utilities, costs and how this can help you at the very beginning of the home building process when you're still in the planning phase. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san.../ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui... Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu.../ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor.../
View Blog Post: https://www.tfgonline.com/2021/07/updated-lumber-prices-and-building-permit-timeframe/ Do you want to build a custom home or another kind or an accessory dwelling unit? Or another type of home project? Click play to learn more about the updated lumber prices for 2021 and how long it is taking to get a building permit in San Diego County. We will also go into detail about how lumber prices will affect build costs, updated permit processing for the County of San Diego, and how Freeman's Construction Inc is projecting new start dates. -- Resources: How to Buy Land Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/how-to-buy-land-guide-san-diego-county/ Custom Home Building Cost Guide | https://tfgonline.com/custom-home-bui... Custom Home Floor Plans | https://tfgonline.com/popular-custom-... ADU Building Cost Guide | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-adu-building-costs-guide-san-diego-county-ca/ ADU Floor Plans | https://www.tfgonline.com/accessory-dwelling-unit-floor-plans/
Plans and Design - Custom Home Building Cost Guide
Learn why it is important to have a budget set in place when building a custom home.
Understanding CC&R's Before Your Buy Land
Understanding Road and Utility Easements
Do ADU's need fire sprinklers installed when you build an ADU in San Diego County? This is a common question we get when we start working on getting plans drawn for accessory dwelling projects. Brian gives information on whether or not you need to have fire sprinklers installed as well as how the law differs in Poway, CA compared to the rest of the county.
Are you planning on purchasing land or are you going through the build process? Learn more about what you need to know about septic layouts, percolation rates, and septic asbuilts. Know what is the difference between those three things and how each of the processes works.
Would you like to know why it is important to get your property corners marked and be done by a licensed surveyor? Learn more on this topic by watching this video.
Are you planning or looking into buying land? Learn why plotted easements are needed in your title report and why it's important.