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The Empowered Homeowner™ — Complete Eight-Module Course – The Empowered Homeowner™

The Empowered Homeowner™

The Empowered Homeowner™ — Complete Eight-Module Course

Categories: Homeowner Education.
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About Course

Plan Smarter. Hire Better. Remodel with Confidence.

Your home is a major investment. Before you hire a contractor or begin remodeling, you deserve to understand the process—and your role in it.

Created by Jeff Kirby, a general contractor with more than 35 years of construction experience, The Empowered Homeowner™ gives you practical guidance for planning your project, evaluating contractors, making informed decisions, and staying organized throughout construction.

Jeff’s experience spans foundation-to-roof construction, kitchen and bathroom renovations, whole-home remodels, and building new homes. This eight-module course brings that firsthand knowledge into a step-by-step learning experience designed for homeowners.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Before You Start — Define your goals, establish a realistic budget, and prepare for the remodeling process.
• Planning the Project — Develop your scope of work, prioritize your needs, research materials, and understand permits and design support.
• Finding the Right Contractor — Evaluate qualifications, check references, recognize warning signs, and ask better interview questions.
• Estimates, Contracts & Hiring — Compare proposals, understand allowances and change orders, review payment schedules, and make an informed hiring decision.
• Managing the Construction Process — Set communication expectations, monitor progress, keep records, and address changes and delays.
• Protecting Yourself — Document concerns, recognize problems, and understand when to seek qualified outside help.
• Finishing the Project — Manage punch lists, final inspections, warranties, payment considerations, and closeout documents.
• Final Walkthrough & Becoming an Empowered Homeowner — Learn about your finished space, organize maintenance, and apply your knowledge to future projects.

PRACTICAL TOOLS YOU CAN USE

Alongside the lessons, you’ll find downloadable workbooks, checklists, worksheets, and trackers to help you apply what you learn to your own project. Print the resources you need and organize them in your project binder.

LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE

Work through the lessons in order as you prepare for a project, then revisit relevant topics as construction progresses. No construction background is required.

The complete eight-module course is $198 as a one-time purchase. The optional Skool community is a separate membership and is not included in this purchase.

This course provides general homeowner education. It does not replace project-specific advice from qualified legal, design, engineering, or construction professionals.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Define your remodeling goals, set a realistic budget, and prepare before construction begins.
  • Create a clear scope of work, prioritize your needs, and plan material selections.
  • Evaluate contractors, verify credentials, check references, and recognize warning signs.
  • Compare estimates and understand key contract terms, allowances, payment schedules, and change orders.
  • Communicate effectively with your contractor, track progress, and manage changes and delays.
  • Document problems, address disputes professionally, and recognize when qualified outside help is needed.
  • Organize punch lists, final inspections, warranties, and project closeout documents.
  • Prepare for your final walkthrough, plan ongoing maintenance, and apply your knowledge to future projects.

Course Content

Module 1 — Before You Start

  • Welcome to The Empowered Homeowner™
  • How to Use This Course
  • Downloading Your Homeowner Workbook
  • Creating Your Project Binder
  • Setting Realistic Expectations
  • Understanding the Remodeling Process
  • Defining Your Goals
  • Determining Your Budget
  • Choosing the Right Time
  • Downloads & Student Resources

Module 2 — Planning the Project
Build a project that contractors can accurately price, properly plan, and successfully complete with minimal surprises.

Module 3 — Finding the Right Contractor
Learn where to find quality contractors, verify their credentials, recognize warning signs, and confidently compare multiple companies.

Module 4 — Estimates, Contracts & Hiring
Learn how to evaluate estimates, understand contracts, negotiate professionally, and confidently hire the right contractor—not simply the cheapest one.

Module 5 — Managing the Construction Process
Learn how to confidently manage your remodeling project from the first day of construction through final completion.

Module 6 — Protecting Yourself
Learn how to recognize warning signs, document problems, understand your rights, handle disputes professionally, and know when to seek outside help.

Module 7 — Finishing the Project
Learn how to confirm project completion, manage punch lists, verify final inspections, handle final payment, and organize warranties and closeout documents.

Module 8 — Final Walkthrough & Becoming an Empowered Homeowner
Learn how to take ownership of your finished space, understand its operation, put maintenance plans into practice, and apply your homeowner skills to future improvements.

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