I have a question about my property and my builder trying to tell me about this swale in my back yard is there anyway you can give me some advice?

We are looking to do a second floor on this home we just bought. We also live in Ohio. Thank you for this advice.

You won’t save a dime and most probably end up spending more listening to this fellow? Best to have qualified people do your work. Small things like interior & exterior painting could be done, but let the professionals do your work from the git go.

My house I bought in Vero Beach, Florida was purchased for 150k in 2015. 4 bed 2 bath 1950s home 1650sqft 1 acre lot. Put 20k into it doing 75% of the work myself. Sold only for 195k with some dumpster fire realtors. That home sold for 450k last year 😭 All the new homes down here these guys literally pop up in 3-5 months. 3/2/2 CBS on 1/4 lots. These builders are making CRAZY DUMB money and the work isn't even that great.

Personally I would save money and not put in egress windows. Especially in this house that has basement windows that are not underground. I have had 4 homes built with full basements and not once did I put in bedrooms or even plan on it. I plan to build a house in 2025 and I still can't figure out which foundation I want. I like them all for different reasons. The only thing I like about slab is the solid feel.

Everything the is marked up an, people don’t work for free

Buying my lot tomorrow…and breaking ground Jan. 2. Definitely the way to go!! Thanks!

You really get it! So many excellent points here.

Ahhh yes, breathe in that formaldehyde from mineral wool deeply. Let it off gas through all permeable surfaces or just through the open air😂😂😂

If you're going to purchase a new home, don't. Most are made like garbage. If you GC the project it makes sense. Otherwise, meh.

Contractors and their terrible subs.

Location! Older homes are often in the better areas.

If you’re wondering, yes, the class is worth it! Also, don’t try to do a significant portion of the labor yourself if you have a full-time job. Don’t ask me how I know 😅

HOA and tiny lot are huge negative factors to new homes

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Great break down of the costs. For someone who just calculated a few conctrete walls (forgetting the wooden floor for the entry level) this might come in as a surprise. But paying just 25k for an extra level of insulated multi purpose area (unlike an outside shed). This sounds like a bargain.

D R Horton is not a good company at all. Too greedy and lots of problems

Ive seen builders rob home owners out of 1 million dollars and their life savings through lies and bs. Claiming it is high end and crap...GTFOH.

So how about this. I actually build homes. I do most of the work myself. I will employ a tradesman now and again to do things I just dont want to do. My last build was a 2500 sf 3/2 with double garage. 63,500 was the cost and my time. You do the math. You want to really save money learn skills.

Why not just build 3 floor levels above the ground

What.... just what? I wish i lived in your world... 25k for this basement with 2 egress windows? insane. 3x that easily. This video is pure nonsense. 25K$ will hardly cover the excavation alone.

It’s insane that my parents built their 2700 square foot home for about 60k TOTAL, and that’s barely even a down payment for 90% of homes today.

thank you so much for the details and short video

$500 for electrical? Tell that guy I got a lot of jobs for him

10 out of 10

nice

So what was the actual total cost of each?

dang I know a lot bout pouring a basement now

When I research the cost of an elevator it greatly exceeds the price you detailed.

Thanks for the insightful video

You just gained a new sub. 😎🫡 very transparent video.

Cloud it be modified to an upper lower?a house on top the house?

Good points to consider, and a lot of great comments and responses. I'd have to lean towards ICF especially now that lumber prices have skyrocketed. Long term on a custom build it will be very beneficial and sell price will reflect. But those who are doing short term ownership to flip and build equity, go with stick build. ICF would not be my choice in a dense build subdivision.

You run a dehumidify when bldg is complete.

That's a deal.

Great video! Could you please make a video showing a floor plan for building a house in Texas with an attic and not a basement? Thanks in advance.

Would like this Floor plan with basement built on my land in PA.

Good luck, if you haven't got experience or a friend who is a GC that you can ask Then you need a good GC. Labor cost is the killer these days, a lot of these subs want over a $100 hour, if you can find someone reasonably priced that can do many things then you are in a better position to save money. I think he is talking track house prices, I am rebuilding now and am a GC and just framing material on less than 4,000 sqft houses was over $90,000, stick built no trusses, high ceilings, no 8' walls.

The drawback of fixed contract is the builder will not provide you with line by line item, so you can see exactly what the builder is spending your money on. He could buy the cheapest materials to keep the cost of the build within budget, and you’ll never know unless the builder is one of the few who’d be willing to be transparent. But he has no incentive to. With cost plus, the builder is usually much more willing to be completely transparent and you can determine exactly where your money is going.

650 sq ft at 200k is making want to be my own general contractor

😄None sense! Why are you so negative? I have built with ICF and normal construction, I prefer to build with ICF. I built my last home with ICF way better than the other homes I built for my own family. Is this not a deal-breaker? so learn how to build with ICF... very funny video

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Home builds remind me of where I was just a few years ago, no savings, no IRA, nothing.Thought owning a home was out of reach. But after three years of hard work and smart investing, I grew my savings to $350k and finally bought a home. If I can do it, anyone can. Graham David Fullerton was very helpful in making this dream a reality by investing towards a particular goal.

Busco una casa nueva soy ciudadana de este gran país y vivo en New York quiero mudarme a IOWA 🙏🙏🙏

So how much would it cost to build this house house in North Carolina? Or in Long Island, New York?

I build homes, but land has been the killer for me being able to build my own. I finally found a 2 acre parcel with a 1560 sq. ft. brick home an hour east of Dallas, and they fit 5 bedrooms into it and 2 baths. I'll add onto it eventually, but it was $225k and built in 2012, so not too old. It's actually built pretty well. Definitely a good time to be looking around for a deal.

What would be a realistic price to get this built, in todays market?

Hello, do you think you should be able to build for this price per square foot in a market like Spokane Washington?

Not sure why people put the HVAC air pump in the basement where the cold air is. This always felt dumb to me. The cold air will settle there anyway and you want to cool the hot air that will be on the upper floor. Not sure if its a weight issue, but the intake at least should be where the hot air is going to accumulate. This is look putting the heater vents at the highest point.