Yes, i've built a few and many more dozens of permitted construction projects... The big thing for me is the cost, and keeping it down. If you hire builders to

Yes, i've built a few and many more dozens of permitted construction projects... The big thing for me is the cost, and keeping it down. If you hire builders to do the work, in my area the price is about $100/sqft. If you do the permits yourself or sub out the general contractor yourself, you can get the work done for about $10/sqft - $25/sqft. Also, when you spec out the materials, try to avoid places like Home Depot and Lowes as much as possible, try instead to look on places like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, other places where people sell things. You can easily save tens of thousands by doing that in your project.