books about: contractors     books:     Contractors      The Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home Dave McGuerty, Kent Lester Betterway Books, 1997 A great handbook for planning your home building There are so many things covered in this book that a list will be drastically incomplete, but I will give a few: Deciding if it's worth it to contract your own home. Buying land. PLanning your home for that land (position, site issues), energy saving measures, ...             Working for Yourself: Law & Taxes for Independent Contractors, Freelancers & Consultants Stephen Fishman NOLO, 2008 All the legal tips, tricks and traps explained Plenty of books impart the basics of how to work independently - but too few include all the legal tips, tricks and traps involved. WORKING FOR YOURSELF: LAW & TAXES FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, FREELANCERS & CONSULTANTS covers everything from setting appropriate fees ...             What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating Amy Johnston Shube Publishing, 2008 Excellent Resource As a building professional (licensed general contractor since 1991), I think that this book by Amy Johnston is an excellent resource in preparing a person to undertake a building project. The book is chock full of practical, insightful information that gives consumers ...             BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and ... Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, ... Wiley, 2008 A Must Have Book for Your Library This is clearly the most comprehensive book to date on the subject of building information modeling. It covers the entire spectrum and provides many comparative analyses of existing products, to help you make an educated choice of tools.             Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide Michael C. Stone Craftsman Book Company, 1999 Mark up & Profit This book has a world of information that is extremely helpful for any aspect of the construction field from start to finish. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone that wants to know how to lower their overhead and still give out quality service with a greater ...             Surprisingly Simple: Independent Contractor, Sole Proprietor, and LLC Taxes Explained in 100 Pages or Less Mike Piper Simple Subjects, LLC, 2008 Surprisingly Easy This book is surprisingly easy to read and understand. This book is for someone who does not know anything about taxes. It is an excellent introductory book. If you've been in business a while you should know everything that is in here - if not, pick this book up!             Be Your Own House Contractor Carl Heldmann Storey Publishing, LLC, 2006 A MUST for new home builders This book really opened my eyes as to how much was involved in building/being your own contractor. The author obviously speaks from experience.             Confessions of a Contractor Richard Murphy Putnam Adult, 2008 Easy, fun read Who hasn't had a good looking contractor? I really liked this book. I found the subject fun and once started had to finish the book. I also found some surprising passages of wisdom. I keep a notebook of sayings that touch me in some way and actually found 2 or 3 in ...             Betrayal (Dismas Hardy) John Lescroart Dutton Adult, 2008 A host of perils and a question of innocence enhances a gripping narrative John Lescroart's BETRAYAL receives David Colacci's warm voice and experienced style as it tells of a San Francisco defense attorney Dismus Hardy and detective Abe Glitsky who agree to clean up a fellow attorney's caseload - only to discover a detailed, dangerous case ...             The E-Myth Contractor: Why Most Contractors' Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It Michael E. Gerber Collins Business, 2003 Awesome Absolutley essential book. He shares some great business ideas that you might have otherwise overlooked.             Contractor's Guide to QuickBooks Pro 2008 Karen Mitchell, Craig Savage, ... Craftsman Book Company, 2008             Paint Contractor's Manual Dave Matis Craftsman Book Company, 1985 Written for painters trying to become contractors If you don't know how to paint, but want to make money at it, don't buy this book. If you already know how to paint, but need help with business savvy, buy this book. Is it out of date? Yes, but it doesn't take a genius to read the 1985 imprint in the publishing ...             Residential Repair & Remodeling Costs 2008: Contractor's Pricing Guide (Means Residential Repair & Remodeling ... R.S. Means Company, 2007 Means Residential Repair Remodeling Costs 2008 Very well put together. The book is very easy to navigate and the material is assembled in a very easy format. Golad I now haqve my own copy of the book where I won't have to borrow my friend's copy. I use it every day.             How to Be Your Own Contractor and Save Thousands on Your New House or Renovation: While Keeping Your Day Job ... Tanya Davis Atlantic Publishing Company (FL), 2008 construction If I was to build my own house, I would frame it out of steel and try to pick a lot on a slant upward from the street so that I can have a water-free basement. Thanks to "How to Be Your Own Contractor" by Tanya R. Davis, I now know the ins and outs of building a home ...             How to Plan, Contract and Build Your Own Home Richard M. Scutella McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005 How To Plan, Design & Contract Your Own Home This book is very helpful for you to work with and speak the language of your contractor. It is not designed for you to be your own contractor, but to work with one that you select. In Part II "How to Build It", the book shows how a house is put together. If you never ...          products you might be interested in search for books confessions, consultants, contractors, freelancers, information, surprisingly      toavi.com    web we recommend Excellent Resource randomly chosen DVD: Bell, Book and Candle