Inventors:
Robert McLemore - Charlotte NC, US
Christine Carriker - Indian Trail NC, US
Grant Neerings - Charlotte NC, US
International Classification:
G06Q 40/00
Abstract:
The invention includes a system and method for using a database to sell a custom home project to a buyer. Electronic construction information related to specifications and costs associated with a plurality of projects is stored in the database. Further, electronic construction information related to specifications and costs associated with custom features of the projects is stored. Buyer rules are defined to be applied in selling one of the projects. The buyer rules include obtaining buyer financial information that represents the financial ability of the buyer, obtaining personal information that represents whether the buyer is personally able to purchase the one project, retrieving from the database first electronic construction information related to the one project, retrieving from the database second electronic construction information related to at least one custom feature to be included in the project, and determining whether the buyer is able to afford the one project financially. Moreover, electronic buyer rule information representing the buyer rules is stored in the database and the electronic buyer rule information is formatted to be retrievable upon request. Further a party selling the one project is trained to learn and apply buyer rules, wherein the training includes displaying the electronic buyer rule information on a computing device, wherein the party sells the one project to the buyer by applying the buyer rules and determining that the buyer is personally and financially able to purchase the one project.