Authors & Reviewers
Who writes and reviews the guides on HomeCostGuide.
HomeCostGuide Editorial Team
HomeCostGuide guides are produced by our editorial team rather than attributed to a single freelance byline. We’re a small, independent publisher and think that’s a more honest way to credit the work than inventing individual staff credentials for a process that is genuinely collaborative between researchers, an editor, and AI-assisted drafting tools.
What “written” and “reviewed” mean here
Written by
The guide was researched against the sources listed on that page, drafted (with AI assistance for organizing research and producing a first draft), and structured to our standard template.
Reviewed by
A second editorial pass checked the figures against the cited sources, confirmed the ranges are directionally reasonable, and verified the guide follows our editorial policy before publishing.
Our process
We are not licensed contractors, engineers, or financial advisors, and nothing on this site is professional advice — see our disclaimer. What we do is research public data, apply a consistent, published methodology, and disclose it in full so you can judge the number yourself. Read our editorial policy for our sourcing and correction standards.