No handyman

If you know me you know I am no handyman. Until recently I cringed at the idea of hanging a picture. Seems our walls never had any studs behind them. I did learn though that if you want to save yourself alot of money it pays to pick up some skills and there are lots of opportunities to make that happen.
When we decided to build a house we also decided to turn some of our expense and learning into an income building idea.

Some jobs should be left to an experienced professional but you can learn to do just about anything. Learning to do a flooring job or painting or insulation will save me thousands. If you can't figure out how to the hands-on aspect of a job then you need an expert. That is where a builder consultant comes in handy. We sent out letters to contractors in the area and used a website called www.servicemagic.com. It didn't take a week before I had good candidates for a builder consultant along with potential business partners for building a future line of business. For our building needs, Ray Phillips turned out to be the right man for the job. Ray has been working in this area for 30 years and seems to know everyone. On top of that he is a hard working honest guy. Sometimes I think he is as excited as we are. As we move through the construction process Ray and I are working together to try and build a flow of business with our family's house being a model to work from.