This Deserves To Be On Top.

Example: I have a friend who’s worth at least 2 million. He got a quote for a new furnace replacement, the labor charge was $1K. He thought it was too much so he diy’d It in the middle of winter.

Probably why he’s worth 2 million lol.


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Yeah - not in Texas unless it's a trades guy. My buddies dad is retired construction - 2 lake homes, two ranches, house in Ruidoso - does everything himself
.... he's cheap as **** and has the skills lol. Very well off though. That real estate alone is over 4 mil Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

I know a lot of people who built their own houses and I’m talking non-builders. Everyone here thinks the can Diy everything. Banks will no longer give out construction loans to owner/builder so they have to be self financed. If self financing is out, there are builders who will pull a permit and get your bank loan approved for 2%-3% of construction. I’ve actually considered this; you basically go around and get on all the banks lists of approved builders. The banks will give out the list to customers who want to owner-build. Banks don’t care, they just want to write the loan.

Wow.

Very grateful for where I live. LOL

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I’m probably painting a bleaker picture than reality, there aren’t a lot of builders around here so the few there are stay busy. At least in the spring, summer, fall. There’s a bunch of low end home builders but their quality is complete shlt. They snatch up all the land and put garbage houses on it, driving up the cost of land.

FIFY...

Alan Edwin comes to mind....you couldn't give me one of their houses

Yes, but They’re not the worst.