I can speak for myself. I live in Germany and building something new is very expensive here. I have some friends who tried this path and most of them have absol

I can speak for myself. I live in Germany and building something new is very expensive here. I have some friends who tried this path and most of them have absolutely bad experience. If you don't have enough time and expertise, it is very very expensive. You will overpay for every single service. In fact, Germany has enourmosely inflated prices, you may spend x10 less if you decide to build in any other near country (like Hungary). Don't know if it's similar in regard to US.