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> Please discuss your views about building a
> house from scratch v. buying and remodeling.
It is always a big risk building in a new neighborhood since you don’t know how the neighborhood will end up.
If you want to build in an established neighborhood it can get expensive since you usually have to buy and tear down a decent home.
A couple things to remember from someone who has been involved with real estate for his whole life:
1. Building a new home (or apartment, or office building or shopping center) will end up costing more than you thought it would.
2. Building a new home (or apartment, or office building or shopping center) will end up taking longer than you thought it would.
There are so many of them already built and for sale, why bother building?
Somewhere down the line, I would like to buy a nice bit of land in the middle of nowhere and park a doublewide there for about ten years. Then I'd like to build something completely modern - all concrete and steel and 12' glass, with views to deciduous trees and mountains.
Must have interesting sky.
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Per Bruce's request:
Please discuss your views about building a house from scratch v. buying and remodeling. Please share first-hand experiences and second-hand knowledge about building dream homes from scratch. Tips, tirades and dire predictions welcomed. Discussions about kitchen counters and adobe v. steel and glass even more welcomed.
And yes, Peter P, discussions about bathroom layout are most welcomed.
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