“It’s likely going to be just as difficult to buy next year as it is this year,” Redfin’s top economist warns, with steep prices and mortgage rates keeping young buyers on the sidelines.
Wow that’s pretty great savings, a lot of what I saw basically said to expect to pay over a normal listing. Seems like a pretty good deal considering the amount of customization I assume you get, you just need somewhere to live while it’s building.
Do you have any resources for what you used to plan your build? Or did you mostly hire professionals to figure it out?
Yup in a ‘normal’ housing market I would totally expect to pay more to do a custom build. House builders are like walmart, they get volume deals that you don’t have access to building a single unit. I used 'Sweet Home 3d" (basically sketchup light just for buildings) to plan the house/site over several months before using online estimators for material as a ballpark, now finally working with a professional. For site planning I hired the geotechnical engineers and the waste water engineers to submit their findings/blessings to the county.
Wow that’s pretty great savings, a lot of what I saw basically said to expect to pay over a normal listing. Seems like a pretty good deal considering the amount of customization I assume you get, you just need somewhere to live while it’s building.
Do you have any resources for what you used to plan your build? Or did you mostly hire professionals to figure it out?
Yup in a ‘normal’ housing market I would totally expect to pay more to do a custom build. House builders are like walmart, they get volume deals that you don’t have access to building a single unit. I used 'Sweet Home 3d" (basically sketchup light just for buildings) to plan the house/site over several months before using online estimators for material as a ballpark, now finally working with a professional. For site planning I hired the geotechnical engineers and the waste water engineers to submit their findings/blessings to the county.