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Buying 4 acres to build a home on. Any Advice/Suggestions/Warnings/Do's & Don'ts?
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<blockquote data-quote="MattN03" data-source="post: 16388651" data-attributes="member: 10238"><p>I'd recommend making your purchase contingent upon these factors being acceptable if it's not to late...</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Confirm property set backs, easements, and restrictions with your local building inspector meet your expectations.</li> </ul><p>If all that checks out and you purchase the land, do the following.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Before clearing land and/or putting any structure on the property, pay to have a survey done or property pins located and marked.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get several recommended contractors from your area. Try to visit some of their jobsites. Make sure you and your contractors personalities can work together.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Plan on going over budget on some items, but be willing to do some work your self to offset that if possible.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get multiple quotes on the project. You don't necessarily want to go with the cheapest or the most expensive. However, when I created our budget for our construction loan, I put the highest bids in to give myself padding on the overall project. This has proven helpful as we've went over/under budget on items.</li> </ul><p>We had a 32'x64' metal post frame building put up last year and that contractor, while not even 30 years old, did a phenomenal job. If all the contractors were like this guy, the quality of work would be better and I'd be a lot less frustrated with the various trades...My wife & I dug the 250' electrical run from the house to the shop with our Kubota tractor/backhoe. We pulled in the electric service and wired the entire shop ourselves. We also ran PEX through conduit from the house to the shop ourselves. That could have been a $5000+ job if we'd payed someone. We're now in the middle of an addition to our home while gutting nearly the entire first floor (while living in it-NEVER AGAIN DO THIS! lol). We hired out getting the addition "in the dry" and again we've put a lot of sweat equity into it. I've done 100% of the wiring and had it inspected by our local electrical inspector. We worked with a local plumber to do all the vents and drains, but we ran all new PEX for the entire house. We've done 100% of the demo as well. This has helped offset the cost of being over budget on spray foam insulation and nicer hickory hardwood flooring that we'll be installing ourselves. Talk to friends that may have been through this or have experience that could help you. YouTube is another good source of info, just be sure to watch several videos as there are always tips/tricks to pick up from different people.</p><p></p><p>Be patient. Building/remodeling, as we're figuring out, can be a long, drawn out, frustrating process but in the end is worth it...or at least that is what we've been told as we continue with our building journey!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MattN03, post: 16388651, member: 10238"] I'd recommend making your purchase contingent upon these factors being acceptable if it's not to late... [LIST] [*]Confirm property set backs, easements, and restrictions with your local building inspector meet your expectations. [/LIST] If all that checks out and you purchase the land, do the following. [LIST] [*]Before clearing land and/or putting any structure on the property, pay to have a survey done or property pins located and marked. [*]Get several recommended contractors from your area. Try to visit some of their jobsites. Make sure you and your contractors personalities can work together. [*]Plan on going over budget on some items, but be willing to do some work your self to offset that if possible. [*]Get multiple quotes on the project. You don't necessarily want to go with the cheapest or the most expensive. However, when I created our budget for our construction loan, I put the highest bids in to give myself padding on the overall project. This has proven helpful as we've went over/under budget on items. [/LIST] We had a 32'x64' metal post frame building put up last year and that contractor, while not even 30 years old, did a phenomenal job. If all the contractors were like this guy, the quality of work would be better and I'd be a lot less frustrated with the various trades...My wife & I dug the 250' electrical run from the house to the shop with our Kubota tractor/backhoe. We pulled in the electric service and wired the entire shop ourselves. We also ran PEX through conduit from the house to the shop ourselves. That could have been a $5000+ job if we'd payed someone. We're now in the middle of an addition to our home while gutting nearly the entire first floor (while living in it-NEVER AGAIN DO THIS! lol). We hired out getting the addition "in the dry" and again we've put a lot of sweat equity into it. I've done 100% of the wiring and had it inspected by our local electrical inspector. We worked with a local plumber to do all the vents and drains, but we ran all new PEX for the entire house. We've done 100% of the demo as well. This has helped offset the cost of being over budget on spray foam insulation and nicer hickory hardwood flooring that we'll be installing ourselves. Talk to friends that may have been through this or have experience that could help you. YouTube is another good source of info, just be sure to watch several videos as there are always tips/tricks to pick up from different people. Be patient. Building/remodeling, as we're figuring out, can be a long, drawn out, frustrating process but in the end is worth it...or at least that is what we've been told as we continue with our building journey! [/QUOTE]
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