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View Poll Results: Custom Build, development build or Buy? | |||
Design and have your own customer house built | 12 | 52.17% | |
Buy in a development and choose between a couple styles | 2 | 8.70% | |
Buy a house currently on the market for sale. | 6 | 26.09% | |
Fernt | 3 | 13.04% | |
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05-16-2013, 11:06 AM | #1 |
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05-16-2013, 11:07 AM | #2 |
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05-16-2013, 11:03 AM | #3 |
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05-16-2013, 11:06 AM | #4 |
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05-16-2013, 10:56 AM | #5 |
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Things to consider:
1. How cost-effective would it be to design and build a custom home? How will the dollars per square foot cost to build compare to the dollars per square foot average in the area? Will you receive any kind of family discount from the uncle and/or grandfather? 2. How radical will your custom home be and how will this affect resale value? It's all well and good to design and build something that you like outside the "cookie-cutter" models, but you may find it difficult to sell something if it is too weird. 3. Could you achieve similar result by purchasing a fixer-upper and doing custom renovations? In some situations, this can be much more cost-effective than a ground-up project. |
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05-16-2013, 11:03 AM | #6 | |
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05-16-2013, 01:25 PM | #7 |
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So houses sell for as low as $104/ft and you are considering building at $200/ft? Doesn't sound like a good idea, especially when you factor in the realities of staying in the initial bid and budget. Even if your custom ideas are radically different and marketable, you are severely limiting your ability to sell the house.
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05-16-2013, 01:35 PM | #8 | |
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05-16-2013, 10:59 AM | #9 |
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Spent 2 years building a modern, contemporary house. 2 GCs, 4 concrete subs, 2 electrical subs later, it is 99% done. Never again.
If you want a variation of a traditional house, build. Most GCs can handle it. Otherwise, buy and remodel. Either way, you are screwed as most subs do average work, don't show up, and yet always want to be paid ASAP. |
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05-16-2013, 11:00 AM | #10 | |
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05-16-2013, 11:09 AM | #11 |
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You never answered the question about why you are able to be on Chiefsplanet all day instead of work.
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05-16-2013, 11:12 AM | #12 |
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I really don't usually spend a ton of time on here, I am today because I am caught up with everything. Having a fantastic week, thanks for keeping me accountable brother!
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05-16-2013, 11:14 AM | #13 |
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05-16-2013, 11:19 AM | #14 |
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Nope, actually we are having a banner year, but thanks for your concern! There's this sweet technique out there, its called "multi-tasking", I can read your post in 15 seconds and respond in 10 and then I move on to something else. It's difficult at times to master, but don't worry pal you will get the hang of it.
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