Our Recommendations

• Consult with a lender to determine your church's borrowing capacity before hiring an architect and spending money on plans. You wouldn't want to spend thousands of dollars on architectural plans only to learn that your project needs to be scaled down.
• Learn about any zoning, environmental, or entitlement issues that could affect your project. Don't finalize a purchase agreement or put dollars into escrow before you investigate these issues.
• Check your contractor's references. Has the contractor worked on projects of similar size and type, and how did those projects go?
• Make sure you have all the funds necessary to complete your project before you begin construction. Don't depend on funds from a future event, such as the sale of your current facility, to provide the funds. Even if you have a signed Purchase Agreement for your current facility, wait until you have actually received the funds before you begin.

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