Building with wood? "You might wanna..."

[StillHope]

[quote]Originally posted by JWFITZ
If you don't know anything about building--don't build. Buy an existing structure.
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It could be a good advice if you are absolutely sure that the house you are buying is built by the owner who is a very good builder and planned to spend "the rest of his life" in it.
Otherwise you are taking the same chances as you build.
And if your builder comes with exceptionally good references,your chances are better.
And you are forgetting that it's much more expensive to buy,if you are comparing apples to apples.

I have a perfect example -I am building exactly the same house I couldn't afford to buy.(Note: it was not overpriced)
And my location is way better.
Not to mention,that the owner made some mistakes in the building he mentioned to me to correct in my project.
I would have discovered them only"after the fact".

Anyway ,we are off topic...