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Seeking advice on adding house plans to our business model

  • 1.  Seeking advice on adding house plans to our business model

    Posted 11-30-2021 04:19 PM
    Hello, CRAN colleagues!
    My husband and I own a small architectural practice in Knoxville, TN, where our focus is designing renovations to historic homes. Our love of old houses has helped us build a collection of old house plan books (the old Sears plans and similar), and we are talking more seriously about beginning to sell house plans as part of our business model. We would maintain our custom design services, too. This would simply be an offering for prospects looking for a ready-made solution.
    It would mean so much to me to speak with another architect who's built a house plan business and is willing to share some of their lessons learned. I'd be happy to pay you a consulting fee for your time if you'd be willing to have a phone call or zoom meeting at your convenience.

    Many thanks!
    -Sara Martin, AIA


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    Sara Martin AIA
    Owner
    Open Door Architecture
    Knoxville TN
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