Building your dream home is exciting. But, it does not have to be overwhelming. I’m Julie Groth, think of me as a Builder in Your Pocket.

If you will allow me to, I can show you how to prevent mistakes, minimize cost overruns and help bring your vision to life.

Guidance you can trust!

Dream Big. Build Smart.

Become an Empowered Homeowner.

My Mission: Guiding You to Confidently Create the Home of Your Dreams

Do you dream of designing and building your own custom home? Maybe you’re planning to hire a contractor to handle the work, or you’re thinking about taking charge as an owner-builder. Either way, you’ve already taken a huge first step by daring to dream this big.

Let me just say, Wow! I admire your courage. Taking on a project like this isn’t easy, and you know it. It’s bold, ambitious, and a little intimidating. But here’s the thing: you believe in yourself. At some point, you thought, “I can do this,” and that’s when the magic begins.

One thing I do know, for sure, is that for you to succeed, you’ll need to become empowered. The fastest path to empowerment is the right knowledge. Know-how changes everything. If you are willing to put in the work to obtain that knowledge, then you have placed yourself on the right track!

Allow me to be your guide. I know what it takes to make this dream come true, as I’ve done it many, many times.

Are you ready? Let’s Get Started.

Don’t Go It Alone. Meet Your Builder in Your Pocket

I’m Julie Groth and when I say that I know what it takes to make the dream come true, it’s because I have. In my long career, I’ve successfully completed over 150 projects and have worn all the hats (contractor, investor, project manager, owner), Meet Your Guide.

My mission is to help you take control of this process-all of it. I’m here to simplify the complex (very complex), show you the steps to take (in the correct order), guide you past the pitfalls, and teach you the skills you need to manage your project and the contractor (or even act as one yourself).

Building a home should be an incredible, creative, enjoyable process, and it can be with the right know-how!

Let’s Build Your Dream and Your Confidence. Together!

This journey isn’t just about building a house; it’s also about becoming an empowered homeowner who feels confident at every step of the way. After all, you are the one in charge, every step of the way. Your confidence is key and it will build as you learn, because know-how is so powerful!

I really want you to enjoy what can be an incredible, creative and an amazing experience. I mean, come on! It’s the designing and building of a home, your home. It’s a big deal.

The Ultimate Selections Guidebook

Selections are ALL of the choices an owner needs to make for the design of a custom home.

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The Path To Becoming An Empowered Homeowner

Discover All the Ways You Can Learn and Succeed

GROUPS

Join one of the small groups who are in the same phase: just starting out, designing, ready to hire builder…etc.

There is also an Owner-Builder group for those ready to build their own.

Meet weekly or bi-monthly, live with Julie.

The fastest, most complete way to go.

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ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATION

Work with Julie directly. Have a few questions? Need direction? Have a real issue that you need me to step in for? We can do the accounting for your build too.

I’m here for you.

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WORKSHOPS

Live workshops, on a wide variety of topics, from creating floor plans to how to interview builders and more. If you can’t make the live event, then a replay will be provided.

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LEARN MORE

Take a look under the LEARN button on the navigation menu. Designing and building a custom home is a major endeavor and there is SO much to know. As I create articles, videos and training products, I’ve attempted to provide what you really need to know and in-depth. After all, it’s complex, there’s a lot of money involved and there are more moving parts that you can possibly imagine. New content (both free and paid) will be added all of the time so check back! Better yet, sign up and receive notices.

Articles

The 3 Must-haves (for cost control) in Your Construction Contract

It is entirely possible to control costs in a custom home build, if you have these 3 must-haves in your construction contract. Once in place and used the right way, the game changes in favor of the homeowner. Otherwise, the door is open to misuse of change orders by...

The Kitchen Should Drive the Floor Plan for the Entire House!

Perhaps I should say: What a homeowner truly wants for their kitchen layout should drive the design decisions for the entire house. The kitchen is the heart of the house and should be treated as such during design. Meaning, it comes first. Find out what you really...

The Typical Timing of the Construction Contract is AWFUL

The typical home building process is broken in many ways, from the homeowner’s perspective. The broken parts of the process cause stress and issues for owners going through a custom home build. In this article, I’d like to bring to your attention 2 areas (of many)...

What Others Have To Say

Julie did what she said and helped me turn my dream into reality. Her attention to detail, unique advice, and ability to grasp my vision made it SO much easier. Thank you!

Rosemary Lowry

OMG, I don’t know what I would have done without her. I had no clue where to start, and it felt so overwhelming. Fun to work with too!

Barbara Jenson

Julie is an authority. I’ve depended on her counsel countless times over the years. She understands building, even advanced issues such as whether a crack in the corner of the home is structural or cosmetic.

Pam R.

Her patience with us, and calm confidence, helped us through our large remodel. She guided us, answered a million questions, worked with our architect and together they came up with some great suggestions.

The Mathersons