HOMESTEADING â—½ HOME
I decided to submit a little questionnaire to myself about building a home…
-Would you build a home again?
Yes, now that I know more of how things work, I think I would build again, over buying, if I had my choice.
-Was it easy to build?
No. This was our first time ever to build a custom home. We made a ton of mistakes and wished we would have known more before we started.
-Was it hard to find a builder?
Yes! It actually took years. Mainly because we had to wait longer due to fact that the costs to build had sky rocketed astronomically. We interviewed a few builders and finally, when we found one that could build what we wanted in our price range, we went and looked at some of the homes he had built and talked to the homeowners. All had wonderful reviews!
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-What would you change?
Hmmm I think I would make the master bedroom smaller so I could make the living area a bit larger. I would also like to have one more small bedroom or small office area.
-What was the hardest part?
Finding a builder, a bank and picking out tile and paint colors! Who knew there were so many options? I had my Pinterest board going for sure, but in real life view those colors do not look the same on a wall! And also, all family members had many opinions!
-How would you rate the building process on a scale of 1-10?
The building process went pretty smoothly, I’d say a 7. When it was time to close out on the loan, that process was a -10. Anything and everything went wrong and somehow by the grace of God we were able to close!
I would build again, though. And now I have learned so much through the process and would love to help others if I can, if they have any questions!
“Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,”
I Timothy 6:18 NKJV
I believe this is not just referring to material things but sharing in knowledge and wisdom of what we have watched, walked through, and learned.