You, Your project and the “Professionals” (In simple words. Planning your project and getting quotes)

Definition: Professional (noun)    plural noun: professionals

1. a person engaged or qualified in a profession
2. Not everyone in a profession is a professional

Now the fun starts. You have heeded my brilliant advice  or not and have found the perfect piece of land for your dream house.  You just want to start “Googling” for architects, builders, kitchens, tiles, buy all House and Home magazines available. I mean you are on an ”Ideas High” and a creativity rush. You get up in the middle of the night to add to your portfolio.

Remember all these “professionals” and not so  professionals  you contact, charge and they are not scared to charge. So take a deep breath and think this through, preferably both you and your partner. It is no good one if one is on a dream fantasy and the other firmly on the ground. Remember you still want to be married, with money when you move into the new house. Be realistic and mindful of you budget when you start approaching the professionals.

Keep in mind, you pay for the glossy brochure and pretty blond kitchen sales consultant from Diamond Kitchens at the Waterfront. I guarantee the kitchen might not be better than the guys based in the industrial area, but it will be a hell of a lot more expensive. You want the professionals to add value for money to your project. It is no good you paid a fortune for an architect and now you cannot afford  granite tops and a pool. I mean you cannot really use the plans as carpets, and  the novelty of dropping the architects name wears of quickly and nobody really cares anyway.

It might be a good idea to good to speak to someone, not emotionally and financially invested in your project, very early on in the project. Someone like me.  
 

I got side tracked, again, but in my next posting I will go into some more practical advice on costing and planning your project but feel free to contact me if you need advice. I also do marriage counselling and life coaching for a fee.

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