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Houses that have what I want in them don't exist. In my case, the wife demanded I buy a particular house she liked, then I got to spend 10 years (and at least three times the cost of the house) on changing everything to what we wanted. I'm still screwing with it. SO, maybe building a new one isn't the worst thing you could do.
Use a good architect.
Spend some time understanding where all the money goes, in a new house build.
Consider a design that doesn't require half the budget to be blown on gingerbread.
Make a really detailed list of your needs and your lifestyle. Spend weeks to compile this.
Find a good lot that doesn't have problems.
Build a quality house, not a huge one.
Find a builder with commercial construction experience. Around here, nost residential builders are idiots. Not true of all residential builders, but most.
Get all your ducks in a row, so when construction starts, it proceeds without delay.
JR
Last edited by javadog; 08-25-2014 at 11:12 AM..
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