Building Home Questions

[Esther]

I am looking at either building or buying another home.

My first preference is to build.

I am trying to find a realistic price per square foot.

Does anyone know what constitutes moderate to luxurary?

For instance I would want quality countertops, fireplace, brick, wood floors, tile floor, and carpet in the bedrooms.

I am hearing prices from $50.00 - $100.00 psf.

I have never built a home and I am wondering if I can build for close to the same price of buying an older home?

I'm thinking with us getting closer to retirement age a new home would not be something always needing maintence, I hope.

Any comments?

Originally Posted by Esther

I am looking at either building or buying another home.

My first preference is to build.

I am trying to find a realistic price per square foot.

Does anyone know what constitutes moderate to luxurary?

For instance I would want quality countertops, fireplace, brick, wood floors, tile floor, and carpet in the bedrooms.

I am hearing prices from $50.00 - $100.00 psf.

I have never built a home and I am wondering if I can build for close to the same price of buying an older home?

I'm thinking with us getting closer to retirement age a new home would not be something always needing maintence, I hope.

Any comments?

Depends on what part of the country you're in. In our area the range is more like 90.00 & up. Thats S.E. Texas. On the Gulf Coast in Mississippi it is around 500.00 per sq ft

[BoredOutOfMyMind]

In Northern California it is $400 a sq ft.

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by BringItOn

Depends on what part of the country you're in. In our area the range is more like 90.00 & up. Thats S.E. Texas. On the Gulf Coast in Mississippi it is around 500.00 per sq ft

Miss is that expensive????? wild!

[Ferd]

Esther, I would do a lot of research on green building.

not because it is good to be green (eeek) but because in the long run, you will save money.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Ferd

Esther, I would do a lot of research on green building.

not because it is good to be green (eeek) but because in the long run, you will save money.

How would I find that?

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Esther

How would I find that?

google is great.

Energy Star is the standard i think


check out this site

http://www.wbap.com/goout.asp?u=http...nergyshow.com/

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Ferd

google is great.

Energy Star is the standard i think


check out this site

http://www.wbap.com/goout.asp?u=http...nergyshow.com/

I meant did you search for "green homes"??

[Esther]

Ferd, great idea.

Originally Posted by Esther

I am looking at either building or buying another home.

My first preference is to build.

I am trying to find a realistic price per square foot.

Does anyone know what constitutes moderate to luxurary?

For instance I would want quality countertops, fireplace, brick, wood floors, tile floor, and carpet in the bedrooms.

I am hearing prices from $50.00 - $100.00 psf.

I have never built a home and I am wondering if I can build for close to the same price of buying an older home?

I'm thinking with us getting closer to retirement age a new home would not be something always needing maintence, I hope.

Any comments?

If your going to do the work yourself or buy a fixer's upper you need to ask, do I have the patience and wherewithal and is my marriage strong enough to handle the stress that comes with taken on a project like this. If you can answer yes to these then I'd say go for it.

We built our own place, took four years instead of the two we had projected, this was due to up grading here and there holding out for what we really wanted, like hardwood floors and other custom things , so it threw everything off . In the end we are happy, my thoughts would be to spend your money on what you really want, and realize your dream home may take a lot longer then you had hope. Good luck~