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Old 06-06-2008, 12:42 PM
 
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I didn't use a calculator - but I did find that building a comparable home in terms of size, amentities and lot size would have cost me roughly $500K. I am spending just under $300K. Granted a custom home would have been better in some ways - but $200K better?! No way. When I checked prices the big difference was in framing - traditional versus trus framing for the attic/roof and cabinet quality. My tract home has 16" on center framing on all walls (load and non load bearing) and a structurally sound roof trus system - so I see no advantage there. Cabinet quality - sure - custom cabinets would have been better - but I could gut my kitchen and start from scratch and do all custom and still come out ahead. There really was no other advantage - so we went with a production builder.
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Old 06-09-2008, 01:10 AM
 
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Well, I sent an email to a builder I was interested in. They actually live in the community I was going to build in, and they build some of the homes in the area. Anyway, I spoke to the builder in person, when I was there two years ago, and I emailed them last year to check on their charge per square foot...and it was $115. I sent the email the other day and asked if the price per square foot was still the same, after posting this...and they never even answered me. Probably laughing, saying, "$115 per square foot??? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" I can just hear em now
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Old 06-10-2008, 12:48 AM
 
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We have our current production home on the market so we can build a custom home on some land we already own. If we knew then what we know now, we would never be in this house. Over the past few years, the cost of custom homes haven't changed much. I have contacted about 35 San Antonio custom home builders. Excessive? Maybe, but we don't play around with hundreds of thousands of dollars! The builders we have narrowed it down to have pretty much quoted me the same prices for at least the past year and a half. We are going to contract the home ourselves, because my husband has a license, but if we decide not to we will be doing a 2300 sq ft house for about $240,000, not including the land. That includes tile in the entire house, granite countertops, rock exterior, etc. We will be able to add more upgrades by contracting the house on our own, and we will still come out no less than $25k ahead.
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Old 06-10-2008, 04:12 PM
 
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We have our current production home on the market so we can build a custom home on some land we already own. If we knew then what we know now, we would never be in this house. Over the past few years, the cost of custom homes haven't changed much. I have contacted about 35 San Antonio custom home builders. Excessive? Maybe, but we don't play around with hundreds of thousands of dollars! The builders we have narrowed it down to have pretty much quoted me the same prices for at least the past year and a half. We are going to contract the home ourselves, because my husband has a license, but if we decide not to we will be doing a 2300 sq ft house for about $240,000, not including the land. That includes tile in the entire house, granite countertops, rock exterior, etc. We will be able to add more upgrades by contracting the house on our own, and we will still come out no less than $25k ahead.
That sounds great! I hope to build around 4,000 sq' on near 5 acres that I purchased 1.5 years ago. I'm so worried with the way things are going economically. Your news gives me a little hope that I will be okay in a few years (when I retire). Thanks for the info and good luck with your build!
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