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Apr 2019
55m 48s

022: Residential Construction Costs

BOB BORSON AND ANDREW HAWKINS
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Residential construction costs are not that complicated unless you really want to make them that way. There are some general broad stroke pieces of information that if you know them, you will not be surprised when it comes time to plan your budget. 
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