I’m giving you seven specific steps to help you prepare for a productive first meeting with your builder so that you feel confident and organized when your builder fires questions at you about your design ideas and your budget for your future home.If you follow these 7 steps (in no particular order), you’re going to go into that first planning meeting feeling confident and super organized because you’ll have an idea of how you want your house to look, what your must haves are, what questions to ask, and what your realistic budget is. FLOOR PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE: <a href='https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6169e88874d564fa09f3f580'>view.flodesk.com/pages/6169e88874d564fa09f3f580</a> EPISODE SHOW NOTES: <a href='https://carolineondesign.com/prepare-for-productive-first-meeting-with-builder/'>carolineondesign.com/prepare-for-productive-first-meeting-with-builder</a> BEFORE YOU BUILD PODCAST: <a href='https://carolineondesign.com/podcast'>carolineondesign.com/podcast</a> HOME BUILD PREP PROGRAM: <a href='https://carolineondesign.com/before-you-build'>carolineondesign.com/before-you-build</a> SHOP DESIGN FIXTURES: <a href='https://carolineondesign.com/shop'>carolineondesign.com/shop</a> 👉 FREE CLASS: '3 Simple Steps to Build Your Dream Home Without Blowing Your Budget' @ <a href='https://carolineondesign.com/free-training'>carolineondesign.com/free-training</a>

I’m giving you seven specific steps to help you prepare for a productive first meeting with your builder so that you feel confident and organized when your builder fires questions at you about your design ideas and your budget for your future home. If you follow these 7 steps (in no particular order), you’re going to go into that first planning meeting feeling confident and super organized because you’ll have an idea of how you want your house to look, what your must haves are, what questions to ask, and what your realistic budget is. FLOOR PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE: view.flodesk.com/pages/6169e88874d564fa09f3f580 EPISODE SHOW NOTES: carolineondesign.com/prepare-for-productive-first-meeting-with-builder BEFORE YOU BUILD PODCAST: carolineondesign.com/podcast HOME BUILD PREP PROGRAM: carolineondesign.com/before-you-build SHOP DESIGN FIXTURES: carolineondesign.com/shop 👉 FREE CLASS: '3 Simple Steps to Build Your Dream Home Without Blowing Your Budget' @ carolineondesign.com/free-training

I’m giving you seven specific steps to help you prepare for a productive first meeting with your builder so that you feel confident and organized when your builder fires questions at you about your design ideas and your budget for your future home.If you follow these 7 steps (in no particular order), you’re going to go into that first planning meeting feeling confident and super organized because you’ll have an idea of how you want your house to look, what your must haves are, what questions to ask, and what your realistic budget is. FLOOR PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE: <a href="https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6169e88874d564fa09f3f580" rel="noopener noreferrer">view.flodesk.com/pages/6169e88874d564fa09f3f580</a> EPISODE SHOW NOTES: <a href="https://carolineondesign.com/prepare-for-productive-first-meeting-with-builder/" rel="noopener noreferrer">carolineondesign.com/prepare-for-productive-first-meeting-with-builder</a> BEFORE YOU BUILD PODCAST: <a href="https://carolineondesign.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">carolineondesign.com/podcast</a> HOME BUILD PREP PROGRAM: <a href="https://carolineondesign.com/before-you-build" rel="noopener noreferrer">carolineondesign.com/before-you-build</a> SHOP DESIGN FIXTURES: <a href="https://carolineondesign.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer">carolineondesign.com/shop</a> 👉 FREE CLASS: '3 Simple Steps to Build Your Dream Home Without Blowing Your Budget' @ <a href="https://carolineondesign.com/free-training" rel="noopener noreferrer">carolineondesign.com/free-training</a>

019. How to Prepare for First Meeting with Builder

Whether you’re dreaming of building a custom home in the future or you’re ready to start planning now, this show is for you! The Before You Build Podcast is your one-stop shop for actionable home-building tips and advice as well as tips for designing your dream home so that you feel equipped to design the home of your dreams that makes you (and your wallet) happy for years to come.&nbsp;We’ll answer all of your burning questions such as: How do I plan for building a custom home? What should I do before building a house? How do I design my new house? What mistakes should I avoid when building a house? How do I create the perfect floor plan for my family? How do I hire a builder? How do I finance my home build? And the biggest question of all, how do I bring my dream home to life without blowing the budget? Well, friends … the answer is in PLANNING for your home build long before you ever break ground.I’m your host, Carrie Barker (aka, Caroline on Design). I designed my own custom home from the ground up, inside and out. Through trial and error (psst … I built pre-Pinterest), I created my absolute dream home that is not only perfect for the way my family lives but also turned out more beautiful than I imagined. The best part … I did this all without blowing the budget and without design regrets.&nbsp;I cracked the code on how to bring my own dream home vision to life while sticking VERY close to budget and now I’m here to teach you everything I learned along the way so that you, too, end up with that cozy, beautiful home you envision in your head and a mortgage you’re comfy with.&nbsp;The short, actionable, and bingeable ‘Before You Build’ episodes will prepare YOU for a successful home build with less stress, more confidence, and joy throughout the process. And just so you know … the key to building your dream home close to budget is all in the planning you do BEFORE YOU BUILD! So let’s dive in and get started!

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Whether you’re dreaming of building a custom home in the future or you’re ready to start planning now, this show is for you! The Before You Build Podcast is your one-stop shop for actionable home-building tips and advice as well as tips for designing your dream home so that you feel equipped to design the home of your dreams that makes you (and your wallet) happy for years to come.  We’ll answer all of your burning questions such as: How do I plan for building a custom home? What should I do before building a house? How do I design my new house? What mistakes should I avoid when building a house? How do I create the perfect floor plan for my family? How do I hire a builder? How do I finance my home build? And the biggest question of all, how do I bring my dream home to life without blowing the budget? Well, friends … the answer is in PLANNING for your home build long before you ever break ground. I’m your host, Carrie Barker (aka, Caroline on Design). I designed my own custom home from the ground up, inside and out. Through trial and error (psst … I built pre-Pinterest), I created my absolute dream home that is not only perfect for the way my family lives but also turned out more beautiful than I imagined. The best part … I did this all without blowing the budget and without design regrets.  I cracked the code on how to bring my own dream home vision to life while sticking VERY close to budget and now I’m here to teach you everything I learned along the way so that you, too, end up with that cozy, beautiful home you envision in your head and a mortgage you’re comfy with.  The short, actionable, and bingeable ‘Before You Build’ episodes will prepare YOU for a successful home build with less stress, more confidence, and joy throughout the process. And just so you know … the key to building your dream home close to budget is all in the planning you do BEFORE YOU BUILD! So let’s dive in and get started!

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