FOREWORD By The Author

If you intend to buy a home; If you intend to build a home for your own occupancy; If you intend to buy a lot to hold until you are ready to build; If, in short, you belong to that great class of Americans who look forward to “owning a home someday,” this book is for you.

We are assuming that you expect to live in this home yourself. Hence you have a peculiar interest in eliminating hazards, inconveniences, and sources of future trouble. Because it will be your home, it should be adapted to your own living habits. It should be right for you and your family.

We are assuming that you have no money to waste, that you hope to make a sound investment.

All of us who collaborated in writing the book have devoted our whole professional lives to the practice and teaching of building design and construction. We all own our homes. We sincerely hope that others may profit from our experience.

In the end, of course, the decisions must be your own. It will be your knowledge, your business judgment, that determines success or failure in the undertaking. What we can do here is give you facts, remind you of things to look for, and possibly sharpen your critical sense. We are offering a multitude of practical suggestions and warnings too about all sorts of problems related to home ownership: financing, selecting a site, planning, judging the construction, negotiating agreements and contracts. All are important.

We have tried to present a concise, nontechnical, usable guide for ordinary persons whose experience in such matters is limited.

We hope the book will help.

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