Tips to building your own house

Ever wondered about the steps to building a home? I'm sharing this first time buyers guide to walk you through the process. You'll learn how to work directly with your builder and the perks of building a house vs buying an existing home.

There's a lot that can go wrong when you build a house. Here are two huge issues that are easy to overlook, and what you can learn from our experience.

Building a custom home can be very stressful financially. Here are Ten Unexpected Cost Before Building A New Home below!

What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.

How we build our own home 6 times now from start to finish! From financing to plans, materials, contractors, inspections and DIY work.

So you decided its time to build a new home and the first step you need to think about is budgeting, you start adding up the costs for land, foundation, framing and the list goes on and all you can see is dollar signs everywhere. So you start wondering how you can save money when building a house. Building a house is not cheap, but with budgeting and knowing how to spend your money wisely, you can build your dream home. My parent recently moved into their new home, and they saved so much…

Are you building your own house? Here is a home construction budget worksheet to keep your finances on track as you build your house!

Hello! So, I have a sister and sister-in-law building homes and so I have been brought back to the home building process as we’ve looked at plans and lighting and flooring and paint colors! I have kept a list of things that I wish we had done differently or things I wish we would have considered and I hope it helps if you are building, re-modeling, finishing a space. First, I need to say without reserve that I *love* our home. It is perfect for our family. I try to give thanks whenever I can…

There are so many great ways to save money on building supplies. Here are seven ways to save money on building supplies when building your home as an owner-builder (that you might not have considered). Also great for those building sheds, workshops, coops, and more!

In this post: Tips for building your dream home 10 Tips for Building your Dream House 1. Start with your Appliances! This seriously dictates *everything*. My recommendation is to go into the appliance candy shop and pick out what you want. That way, you know the exact size of kitchen you need, the exact place