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Do you have more details? How long did it take you? What's the square footage and number of bedrooms / bathrooms? Did anyone help you? Did you include buyin

Do you have more details? How long did it take you? What's the square footage and number of bedrooms / bathrooms? Did anyone help you? Did you include buying / renting tools in that amount? Already own the land? Interior / exterior finish levels? e.g. is it a cabin?

glouwbug 2y ago
I wouldn't recommend it if anything were to go wrong. It's a quick way to end up in bankruptcy if anyone gets hurt, or if your neighbors property gets damaged
- potato3732842 2y ago
  Not getting hurt isn't hard. Not trashing your neighbor's property is even easier. But this isn't the kind of project one should take on with zero experience. Do yourself a favor and buy a backhoe that's a runner to start with even if it costs 5x more than a project.
  - m463 2y ago
    > Not getting hurt isn't hard. Are you certain? I've done plenty of DIY projects, and as soon as you start using hand tools, the risk goes up, especially if you include cutting or drilling.
- SoftTalker 2y ago
  Thats what liability insurance is for, which you need if you own property, whether anything is built on it or not.
  - teeray 2y ago
    Claim denied (mumbles reasons and lengthy and expensive appeals process). Balance due immediately.
- mmooss 2y ago
  I wonder if you could end up in jail.
  - zdragnar 2y ago
    Probably, if you do something blatantly negligent and kill someone. Short of manslaughter, though, I suspect jail or prison time is pretty unlikely. You'll still be financially ruined if you don't have insurance or your insurance won't cover your foolishness though.
    - potato3732842 2y ago
      The most likely path to jail probably involves putting a bullet in a problem neighbor or government official rather than an accident of any sort.
- ty6853 2y ago
  You can own a house as an llc.
  - hnburnsy 2y ago
    'piercing the corporate veil' may well apply to your primary residence.
    - ty6853 2y ago
      I mean sure, maybe. I could also contract a disability or disease or get hit by a bus while risking my hide earning an extra couple hundred grand to buy a house.
- cudgy 2y ago
  One less person to compete for the scraps and pay top price for the mass produced craps. /s
ty6853 2y ago
600 sqft 2 bd / 1 ba Mostly no help Not include tools or land but include renting an excavator to do the site prep and dig footings Vinyl and drywall
- deadbabe 2y ago
  You built a shed.
  - ty6853 2y ago
    Legally it has a valid county permit as a home.
    - mmooss 2y ago
      How did you get a permit without an inspection and being up to code? Is it just something you buy in your county?
      - ty6853 2y ago
        I drew a square on a map, they stamped it, and that was that. And for record I built to minimum code, but no one was looking.
      - m463 2y ago
        permits depend on location. Big difference between say NYC and unincorporated land in BFE.
      - yencabulator 2y ago
        Rural area permits can be more of a "you're not building too close to the edge of your property, ok great" kind of a deal.
- lupire 2y ago
  That costs $100K not $300K
yial 2y ago
Not the original commenter, but I’ve done extensive renovations of different sizes, and walls off restorations of 3 houses. The 30k to me, sounds possible ish, but also hard especially without a helper. Personal example, I’ve gotten many materials for free. Including several hundred square feet of hardwood floor. But thinking through some basics of just tools needed, and being cheap- and also with an assumption that you have time, and land with wood. And assuming you find cheap / used tools but not junk. Decent chainsaw: $600-$1,000 Alaskan sawmill: $120 Stuff to setup basic kiln house: $600 6-12 months wait on wood. Planer: $400-600 Jointer: $200-300 Impact, drill, sawzall, oscillating saw, jigsaw, circular: $700 Mitre saw and stand: $400 Table saw: $200 Basic plumbing tools, pex or copper : $200 But when I start to think through things aside from that: If you start to buy materials… I think it could be done, if you did a cement or block foundation yourself, and did very basic construction. But my just off the cuff guesstimates, assuming 1500 sq ft ranch house: Lumber for framing: $4,100 Toilets: $240 Fasteners: $500 Drywall: $1,500 Piping, fittings: $1,000 Electrical: $2,500 (assuming electric stove, and electric dryer) HVAC: $8,000 …. I start to see a hard time doing it for 30k, but, I’m sure there’s a way!
- RajT88 2y ago
  Re: free stuff, this is how my house was built. Leftover materials from a construction site have to be disposed... Unless you are a builder who wants a house and owns a truck and some land... It is a weird house, but built with pretty nice materials. I bought it from the nephew of the builder.
  - doodlebugging 2y ago
    This is how my grandfather started his home-building business. He built one house using scraps, cutoffs, and reclaimed materials from demolitions. Once he completed the house a local man who had been watching the construction offered to buy it. He sold that house and made enough money to buy another lot and build another larger house. People started coming to him to have him build homes and he became a custom home builder, building homes, churches, businesses, etc. all over the area for around 60 years till he passed away.
- 2y ago

glouwbug 2y ago

I wouldn't recommend it if anything were to go wrong. It's a quick way to end up in bankruptcy if anyone gets hurt, or if your neighbors property gets damaged

potato3732842 2y ago
Not getting hurt isn't hard. Not trashing your neighbor's property is even easier. But this isn't the kind of project one should take on with zero experience. Do yourself a favor and buy a backhoe that's a runner to start with even if it costs 5x more than a project.
- m463 2y ago
  > Not getting hurt isn't hard. Are you certain? I've done plenty of DIY projects, and as soon as you start using hand tools, the risk goes up, especially if you include cutting or drilling.
SoftTalker 2y ago
Thats what liability insurance is for, which you need if you own property, whether anything is built on it or not.
- teeray 2y ago
  Claim denied (mumbles reasons and lengthy and expensive appeals process). Balance due immediately.
mmooss 2y ago
I wonder if you could end up in jail.
- zdragnar 2y ago
  Probably, if you do something blatantly negligent and kill someone. Short of manslaughter, though, I suspect jail or prison time is pretty unlikely. You'll still be financially ruined if you don't have insurance or your insurance won't cover your foolishness though.
  - potato3732842 2y ago
    The most likely path to jail probably involves putting a bullet in a problem neighbor or government official rather than an accident of any sort.
ty6853 2y ago
You can own a house as an llc.
- hnburnsy 2y ago
  'piercing the corporate veil' may well apply to your primary residence.
  - ty6853 2y ago
    I mean sure, maybe. I could also contract a disability or disease or get hit by a bus while risking my hide earning an extra couple hundred grand to buy a house.
cudgy 2y ago
One less person to compete for the scraps and pay top price for the mass produced craps. /s

ty6853 2y ago

600 sqft 2 bd / 1 ba Mostly no help Not include tools or land but include renting an excavator to do the site prep and dig footings Vinyl and drywall

deadbabe 2y ago
You built a shed.
- ty6853 2y ago
  Legally it has a valid county permit as a home.
  - mmooss 2y ago
    How did you get a permit without an inspection and being up to code? Is it just something you buy in your county?
    - ty6853 2y ago
      I drew a square on a map, they stamped it, and that was that. And for record I built to minimum code, but no one was looking.
    - m463 2y ago
      permits depend on location. Big difference between say NYC and unincorporated land in BFE.
    - yencabulator 2y ago
      Rural area permits can be more of a "you're not building too close to the edge of your property, ok great" kind of a deal.
lupire 2y ago
That costs $100K not $300K

yial 2y ago

Not the original commenter, but I’ve done extensive renovations of different sizes, and walls off restorations of 3 houses. The 30k to me, sounds possible ish, but also hard especially without a helper. Personal example, I’ve gotten many materials for free. Including several hundred square feet of hardwood floor. But thinking through some basics of just tools needed, and being cheap- and also with an assumption that you have time, and land with wood. And assuming you find cheap / used tools but not junk. Decent chainsaw: $600-$1,000 Alaskan sawmill: $120 Stuff to setup basic kiln house: $600 6-12 months wait on wood. Planer: $400-600 Jointer: $200-300 Impact, drill, sawzall, oscillating saw, jigsaw, circular: $700 Mitre saw and stand: $400 Table saw: $200 Basic plumbing tools, pex or copper : $200 But when I start to think through things aside from that: If you start to buy materials… I think it could be done, if you did a cement or block foundation yourself, and did very basic construction. But my just off the cuff guesstimates, assuming 1500 sq ft ranch house: Lumber for framing: $4,100 Toilets: $240 Fasteners: $500 Drywall: $1,500 Piping, fittings: $1,000 Electrical: $2,500 (assuming electric stove, and electric dryer) HVAC: $8,000 …. I start to see a hard time doing it for 30k, but, I’m sure there’s a way!

RajT88 2y ago
Re: free stuff, this is how my house was built. Leftover materials from a construction site have to be disposed... Unless you are a builder who wants a house and owns a truck and some land... It is a weird house, but built with pretty nice materials. I bought it from the nephew of the builder.
- doodlebugging 2y ago
  This is how my grandfather started his home-building business. He built one house using scraps, cutoffs, and reclaimed materials from demolitions. Once he completed the house a local man who had been watching the construction offered to buy it. He sold that house and made enough money to buy another lot and build another larger house. People started coming to him to have him build homes and he became a custom home builder, building homes, churches, businesses, etc. all over the area for around 60 years till he passed away.
2y ago