By Pete Lee, Co-Founder, President & CEO The home building industry has gone through tremendous turmoil over the last three years, and many builders have suffered tremendously because of it. (The industry was off 80%, high to low, in the last four years and is still off 74%). Big Sky, Montana was no exception to this phenomenon. If you’re about to build your dream home, make sure you don’t become collateral damage! The root cause of the industry’s problem is debt and financial … [Read more...]
How to Find a Great Architect / How to Hire a Great Architect
By Pete Lee, Co-founder, President and CEO I once had a client tell me, and I paraphrase, “We were looking for French Country and we kept getting spaceships. We finally had to hire XYZ architect instead.” Strange as it may seem, such mismatches are more common than one may think. I applaud any client’s big move to switch architects when the original one doesn't work out, but I have often wondered how much time and money was wasted before the switch was made. An even bigger disappointment is when … [Read more...]
THB Blog – A resource for answering common questions about building in the Rocky Mountains
By Pete Lee, Co-founder, President and CEO I must confess that I had been hearing about blogs for the last couple years, but I couldn’t see any reason for them to apply to construction companies (I assumed it was primarily for people to rant about politics). Now I get it. Blogs allow us to educate through the internet. There are many misconceptions and many opinions out there. I view this as an opportunity to provide a resource to people considering building a home in the Rockies. … [Read more...]
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