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Who This Handbook Is For

This guide is designed for:

First‑time owner‑builders in Palm Beach County
Homeowners preparing to build or renovate
Families managing their own construction project
Investors building new construction or rehabbing property
Anyone who wants to avoid costly mistakes and delays

If you want to understand the process before you spend money, hire trades, or submit a permit, this handbook is for you.

What’s Inside (Professional‑Grade Content)

This is not a tip sheet or a checklist. It is a 40‑page professional reference guide covering:

1. Your Responsibilities as an Owner‑Builder

What the county expects, what you’re legally responsible for, and how to avoid liability.

2. Required Documents Before Permitting

Surveys, engineering, architectural drawings, soil reports, energy calculations, truss engineering, and more.

3. Palm Beach County Permitting Process

How ePZB works, what reviewers look for, common delays, and how to prevent them.

4. Budgeting & Soft Costs

Permit fees, impact fees, engineering costs, insurance, utility fees, and contingency planning.

5. Subcontractor Management

Hiring, verifying licenses, lien releases, sequencing trades, and avoiding bad actors.

6. Inspection Sequencing

Every inspection required — in order — with explanations of what inspectors expect.

7. Risk‑Avoidance Strategies

How to protect yourself from delays, rework, code violations, and financial exposure.

8. Step‑by‑Step Owner‑Builder Roadmap

A complete walkthrough from concept to Certificate of Occupancy.

This is the only resource that explains the owner‑builder process from the perspective of:

The owner
The contractor
The building department

No other guide does this.

Why It Matters

Most owner‑builders lose money because they:

Submit incomplete permit packages
Hire the wrong subcontractors
Fail inspections
Misunderstand sequencing
Don’t know what the county requires
Don’t document properly
Don’t understand their legal responsibilities

This handbook prevents those mistakes.

It gives you the same clarity and structure I use when advising clients professionally.

Why It Costs $247

Because it replaces:

Hours of paid consulting
Weeks of trial and error
Thousands in avoidable mistakes
Countless delays
Missteps that can derail a project

It is a professional resource, not a free download.

Clients who purchase the handbook are better prepared, more informed, and far less likely to make costly errors.

If You Need More Than the Handbook

When the complexity exceeds your comfort level, you can schedule a Diagnostic Consultation — a paid professional session where I evaluate your project and provide tailored guidance.

But the handbook is your foundation.

Purchase the Handbook - $247

Purchase the Handbook - $247

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