Build Your Dream House for a Song Author:David N. Cook Build Your Dream House for a Song is a different breed of self-help book. Instead of step-by-step instructions, it offers an extraordinary strategy for building the house you've always wanted whether it's a timber-frame retreat or a California contemporary. The author explains numerous tactics for saving tens of thousands, including: how you ca... more »n buy land for twenty percent of its retail value at tax-defaulted land sales, buy building materials at auctions for next to nothing, design for ease of construction, avoid paying rent while you build, and get the best help for the least money. The author s hard-earned insights could change the life of anyone who has ever yearned to live in a beautiful house without a mortgage.« less