(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, October 15, 2014 ) Hattiesburg, Mississippi -- Building a "dream home" has long been one of the most popular goals for many growing families in the United States & Canada.
As more families ready themselves to move into a larger, more accommodating home, they may consider purchasing a pre-existing house and/or building a brand new home, depending on their specific needs and budget.
For those families who make the decision to build vs buy, one of the most important considerations is to determine what size/price range home they can actually afford.
House Plan Gallery, one of the nation's leading home designers, saw the opportunity to provide some clarity and additional helpful information and compiled several helpful tips in their recent episode entitled "Top Home Design Trends for 2014".
In the recent episode #7 of their "Build Your Dream Home" podcast, Mark Mathis, the president of House Plan Gallery, shares almost 10 minutes of helpful tips.
Topics covered in this episode include:
- Which specific documents are needed to get an accurate cost to build estimate.
- How local builders and/or lumber yards can help families to determine building costs.
- Which specific items are and are not included in most cost to build estimates.
- Where to get access to a 100% Free "Cost to Build" estimate calculator
- Where to get ideas for a dream home.
Each episode covers a wide variety of topics including how to determine a realistic cost to build a new home, how the house plans process actually works, unique programs available to finance a new home, insight on helpful online tools and resources to help one better organize their dream home ideas, and other topics.
Each podcast episode is available via iTunes or Stitcher Radio, or by listening online directly from the website.
About House Plan Gallery
House Plan Gallery is consistently recognized as one of the nation's top-rated dream house plan designers, and offers a huge selection of unique home designs in a variety of architectural styles.
