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I'll be graduating from college in a year or so; I'll be 28ish when I do so. My girlfriend works in Portsmouth, and she will remain there for the foreseeable future. Given that, I don't entirely wish to build a house 45 minutes away, but I realize that, given our younger ages and lower earning potential right now, we're not going to have a lot of luck with things entirely close.
I've always sort of imagined a nice little spot 10 minutes inland of Route 4, just beyond the bubble that makes seacoast living too expensive. Still, are there any other options? What about the Rochester area? I lived in Rochester for one year, four ago, and wasn't thrilled. Still, that lack of luster might be the charm that sells such an area.
I'm really intimidated by the numbers that get thrown around when talks of building occur; land costs are nightmarish, and contracting the work out sounds like managing a small zoo, almost literally. As my blue collar skills improve, I hope to lend myself enough ability to mitigate costs, but am weary of how little I can contribute in the grand scheme -- there must come a point where do-it-yourself ends up costing more.
Regardless, my assumption calls for a reasonable construction cost at the final realization of a working floorplan. Armed with this, where can I drop the darned thing? Land, land, land... woe is me.
As for me, no, I haven't the foggiest where I'll work after school. It's her that I care more about -- a 30 minute commute is OK, a 20 stellar, and even less is unrealistic until we win the megabucks.
So to summarize -- whats my best bet for seacoast + cheap(er)?
Cheaper. Close enough to the seacoast to be viable, cheap enough to be liveable. And yeah, while Rochester closes down at 9 at night, it's not totally a downer place--lots of newer homes going in which are really nice.
What are the building costs in NH per square foot with good to higher end material? $200/square foot?
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