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3 comments about The Project Guide for Your New Home.

1. Thank you Mr. Fosse. I believe your book will save me thousands of dollars on the site selection and construction of my new home. Your book was very user friendly and self guided. I really liked the fact that you kept white space for the reader to add their own notes and thoughts. This becomes a very active and fluid working document.

   This book is a MUST for anyone that is even thinking about building a new house. This book shows that it is never to early to start planning. This book can save you money on site selection and financing. A GREAT RESOURCE.




2. The knowledge that is in this book is a must have for anyone building, or thinking about building a new home. I found this book answered all the questions I had thought of, and many that I had not have considered. It gave a great deal of information and presented it in a way that did not overwhelm you.



3. A quick monthly review of the "Project Guide" and our notes kept our confidence high and our stress level low. This book has paid for itself several times over!

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2 comments about Additionally Speaking: A Chronological History of the Sears, Roebuck & Company Homes Saga in Carlinville, Illinois.

1. I've finally had the good fortune to get a copy of Laurie Flori's book through library interloan (since I don't seem able to purchase it anywhere.) Unlike other books I've read about Sears Homes, it is dedicated to Standard Addition, and includes a detailed map - a walking tour, if you will - with a legend indicating each house in Standard Addition and it's style, catalog images for all the styles (including an "unknown model") plus current exterior photos demonstrating each model and even some interior photos. The timeline of Carlinville history, and excerpts from the local newspaper, are a bonus.



2. I first learned of the Sears houses in Carlinville from John Weiss' book, New, Historic Route 66 in Illinois, in which he devotes two pages to Carlinville, with a paragraph about the Sears houses. I called the Carlinville City Clerk's office looking for a city map that would show where the houses were. She led me to Laurie Flori, and I got her book. The book is full of excellent info on the houses, as well as extensive background on how they came to be built by Standard Oil. The writing style is conversational and entertaing as well. Highly recommended.

1 comments about Luxury Dream Homes.

1. I was disappointed because the majority of the plans in this book have the master bedroom on the ground floor. I've purchased 5 different new-build houses in the suburbs of NYC, Chicago and London and never come across a home with the master on the ground floor. Two realtor friends tell me they are unusual and difficult to resell unless in a retirement community. If you're looking for a ground floor master you'll probably find the book useful but anyone building a traditional house will probably be disappointed as I was.

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