{"product_id":"the-remodeling-insider-how-to-avoid-getting-destroyed-during-a-remodel-southwest-florida-edition-9798199109109","title":"The Remodeling Insider: How to Avoid Getting Destroyed During a Remodel- Southwest Florida Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jason Chilver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Construction - Contracting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore you sign a single contract, read this book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost homeowners walk into a remodeling project completely unprepared. They get three bids, pick the one that sounds reasonable, sign a contract they don't fully understand, and then spend the next several months wondering what went wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book exists to change that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Remodeling Insider\u003c\/b\u003e is written by Jason Chilver, a licensed contractor with 22+ years of hands-on experience inside the Southwest Florida remodeling industry. Not a television personality. Not a blogger. Someone who has been inside thousands of projects - in the permit offices, at the supplier yards, and at the kitchen tables where homeowners sign contracts that will define the next several months of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the cheapest bid almost always becomes the most expensive outcome - and how to read proposals the right way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe contract provisions that actually protect you, and the vague language that only protects the contractor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow change orders really work - and how to stop them silently doubling your budget mid-project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Florida permits protect, which work requires them, and the costly consequences of skipping them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to finance your remodel without overextending - HELOC, cash-out refi, contractor financing traps, and investment property options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow homeowners accidentally destroy their own projects - and the exact behaviors that prevent it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Southwest Florida pricing for kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, cabinets, and major trades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso includes: \u003c\/b\u003e A remodeling glossary in plain English, contractor interview scripts, a budget worksheet, a draw schedule template, a punch list, and real project stories from the Southwest Florida market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Florida Edition\u003c\/b\u003e includes chapters on aging-in-place modifications, investor and flipper ROI strategy, hurricane and storm hardening, and a Southwest Florida pricing guide with current trade labor rates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are planning your first remodel or your fifth, this book will make you a better-prepared, better-protected homeowner before the first contractor sets foot on your property.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48214434513047,"sku":"9798199109109","price":1134.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199109109.webp?v=1788729824","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-remodeling-insider-how-to-avoid-getting-destroyed-during-a-remodel-southwest-florida-edition-9798199109109","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}