WESTSIDE HBA MISSION STATEMENT "WE ARE A PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION COMPRISED OF BUILDING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS WORKING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SENSIBLE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND QUALITY CONSTRUCTION/DEVELOPMENT."
NATIONAL GREEN BUILD CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Westside Home Builder Associations has adopted NAHB's National Green Program.  Click on the link below for information. NAHB GREEN LINK
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A B C's of Being Your Own General Contractor Thinking about it…. It is the American Dream to own your own home… and many people think they will save an enormous amount of money by building their own. This could be a costly mistake financially, emotionally, and physically. Many aspects need to be considered and the purpose of this article is to help you think about avoiding some of the pitfalls and what you can do to make this a successful undertaking. There are several questions you will need to answer.  Ask yourself… Do I really have time to undertake a project so time consuming? Is it worth the time? How stressful will it be on my family? Do I really have the skills to build a home properly? Do I have the correct tolls for those jobs I plan to do? If not, how much money will I spend on those tools?  Will I use them again once the home is completed? Your home is the single largest investment you will make in your lifetime. Do you have the expertise to make sure this home will last you a lifetime? If you are overwhelmed after reading this information, call the Westside HBA office at (678) 715-0904. For The Full Article Click Here
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP BENIFIT How can I derive valuable benefits, that will help me with a return on my HBA investment, from joining and participating on a committee?" Keep in mind that we will answer this question by focusing on associates working with other associates. The value of working with builders on committees is in the article I asked you to read. Here are some guiding points that I believe will help you understand. :    1. You will meet, and work with, other associates who are from different building industry disciplines but share a common interest with you; current book of business and gaining opportunities to do additional business with builders, or other associate members. This is the start of building your social capital.    2. By growing your social capital you will be actually increasing your sales efforts. "How?" Imagine how much time and effort it takes to perform the dreaded cold call. Once you figure out the gate keeper, which could be a person or the hated voice-mail, and you have direct contact with the potential customer, you then need to convince the them to meet with you. They may very well have an existing and established relationship with your competitor(s). 67% of all cold calls take 10 months or longer to deliver business. 10 months OR LONGER. How much is that worth to you in dollars spent with regards to time and lost commissions? Developing friendships through committee involvement could help you shave off months of time because those other associates may have relationships already with your targeted potential accounts. Instead of a cold call you are personally introduced to, in most cases, the decision maker by the associates you work with at the HBA. The laws of reciprocity always apply, make sure this is a two-way street. Other advantages of utilizing other associates would also include gaining knowledge of builder job starts/projections, volume of associate company's sales and if the builder/associate is a solid account.    3. This also applies to building relationships with the HBA executive officers. These professionals are at the forefront of our industry, know the business-active builders, as well as associates, and most likely can help with introductions. Again, reciprocity; the EO will be more inclined to help those who help the HBA. It's only human nature but mutually beneficial.