Looking to Build a Home? Here’s 8 (Free) Apps You Need

To continue our series to aid you in your quest to build a prefab, modular home, we thought we would share with you some of our favorite apps that can provide assistance to your quest. From apps that help you store your ideas, to apps that help you find the lot you’ve been dreaming about, we try here to highlight the best.

 

Evernote (Free) > Let’s say you are thinking about building a custom, modular home with Greenfab. With Evernote, you can create a file of ideas you want to incorporate. So, when you are driving through town, and see a home you love, take a picture of it with your smart phone and save the picture to a designated folder in Evernote. Additionally, when you are surfing the web and come across an article that mentions something you want to incorporate into your design, save it to that same folder in Evernote. Have a random thought? Save a voicenote to that same folder. There are thousands of ways to use this simple tool. You can download it for your desktop at http://evernote.com/download/. Make sure you also download the Web Clipper at http://evernote.com/webclipper/

Pinterest (Free) > Pinterest is a great place to get and store inspiration. You will find everything from design ideas for your kitchen to inspiration for your garden. Furthermore, you can create your own “boards” to pin things you like. So, if you see a design you love, pin it to your board so you can remember it later. You can also “repin” other’s pins onto your board if you like them. Warning: It is HIGHLY addictive. If you are brave enough to join this craze, make sure you follow our Greenfab boards, at www.pinterest.com/greenfab.

WhitePages (Free)> We have mentioned in previous posts that the best resource for finding out about a piece of property is to talk to the neighbors, but knocking on a door can be intimidating. Whitepages has the unique ability to do a “Reverse Address Look-up.” This will give you the person’s name and phone number if you are more comfortable with that.

Investopedia (Free) > Buying a home can introduce new financial terms that you may or may not be familiar with. If you are like us, you hate it when you feel like the only one in the room that isn’t familiar with a term or concept. Investopedia is simply a dictionary that is geared towards financial terms.

Google Currents (Free) > Building a home can be an intimidating process. It is helpful to stay on top of the latest industry news and inspiration in the prefab and modular home industry. Google Currents gives you access to articles from Magazines like Dwell, and sites like FreshHomes.

Quicken Mortgage Calculator (Free) > Use Quicken Mortgage Calculator to quickly calculate what your monthly payment will be, or how much you could afford, based on a monthly payment.

Mint (Free) > Any financial advisor will emphasize the importance of making sure you stay on track financially while you are looking for a new home. A financial misstep could cost you in your ability to build the home you want. Mint is the simplest and best tool we have seen so far that helps you budget and track your expenses while automatically keeping track of ALL your accounts.

Zillow (Free) > This is a great tool to have with you when you are out searching for property to build a new Greenfab home on. Zillow allows you to see what homes in the area are going for, when they have sold, and for how much.

 

Have any apps you recommend? We’d love to hear from you!