02-05-2008, 06:04 PM
You can trust that what John is saying is correct. The two have nothing to do with one another. What we paid for our house and the amount we pay taxes on is completely different. The value we are taxed on is much lower, which is nice.
I've been trying to figure out how much it is going to cost us to build a small, simple home. What I'm hearing is that if using a builder the cost is $130 per sq. ft (turn-key, but not including site prep) and if owner/builder then it's somewhat less, however it's difficult for anyone to tell me how much less per sq ft since there are so many variables. For instance, we plan to do some of the work ourselves, but will sub out most of the big stuff. We're thinking we can handle the painting (inside and out) and some other more minor things. So, the cost will depend on how much we end up doing.
In regard to plans...I'm also challenged when it comes to visualizing what something will look like in reality. Most people I know have a much easier time with this. I feel like I'm "imagine if you will" challenged. I just can't seem to "see" the proposed plan or idea. It's very frustrating and kind of scary since I'm worried I won't like something once I see it for real and then be stuck with it. So, I'm just telling myself to trust my family members (who are able to visualize things quite well) and I'm also thinking that whatever we come up with will be good enough. Once you live in a place for a while you don't notice all of the little details. At least I never do.
I've been trying to figure out how much it is going to cost us to build a small, simple home. What I'm hearing is that if using a builder the cost is $130 per sq. ft (turn-key, but not including site prep) and if owner/builder then it's somewhat less, however it's difficult for anyone to tell me how much less per sq ft since there are so many variables. For instance, we plan to do some of the work ourselves, but will sub out most of the big stuff. We're thinking we can handle the painting (inside and out) and some other more minor things. So, the cost will depend on how much we end up doing.
In regard to plans...I'm also challenged when it comes to visualizing what something will look like in reality. Most people I know have a much easier time with this. I feel like I'm "imagine if you will" challenged. I just can't seem to "see" the proposed plan or idea. It's very frustrating and kind of scary since I'm worried I won't like something once I see it for real and then be stuck with it. So, I'm just telling myself to trust my family members (who are able to visualize things quite well) and I'm also thinking that whatever we come up with will be good enough. Once you live in a place for a while you don't notice all of the little details. At least I never do.