Why Build Your Own Home.
Ok, so why would anyone want to build their own home? Well, I had never given it a thought until my wife and I decided we wanted to retire in the Texas Hill Country. We spoke with a few custom builders and discovered that we could not afford a custom home. We had a budget of around $220,000 and the least expensive custom home builder gave us an estimate of $350.000. Obviously a professional builder knows what he’s doing and I don’t. That’s the thought that went through my head until I heard of a couple of firefighter buddies who were building their own homes.
They told me that there’s nothing to it as long as I had a good professional building inspector on my side. I would hire my own sub-contractors and the inspector would check to make sure they did a good job before I paid them. I have to say that was the best piece of advice I received.
