[quote=AN]How much of a house have to be replaced before a house is no longer a tract home? I.E. If one increase the foot print of the house, or add a second story, or move around walls to a point where the layout is nothing like any other house on the tract. Would these be considered custom in your eyes?[/quote]
It’s not in “my eyes,” AN. It’s in the eyes of the local government. This is considered a remodel (some permits needed).
[quote=AN]MM might not be a good teardown custom rebuild candidate for people who are looking to buy and teardown right now. However, I see quite a few major remodel (increase foot print or 2nd story addition) done by people who bought 30-35 years ago. Those people have it paid off. It’s much cheaper to remodel the house to the way they like it vs trying to find another place that fit 100% of what they need/want.[/quote]
This is fine for those who paid <=$40K for their houses originally and spent another $45K for the second story. It's STILL a remodel though, NOT a custom build. I don't believe this is feasible today and it doesn't make sense to spend $$ to build a custom home in a sea of 30+ year old (originally smallish) tract homes with lower values. You would virtually have to obtain a lot "free" there to make building a small custom home worth your while.
[quote=AN]Yes, MM is 99.9% tract. There are a few complete rebuilt due to fire or what not. There are a few that had major remodel. I consider that custom but you might not. There are houses that basically double their original sq-ft by increasing the footprint and 2nd story addition.[/quote]
Unless completely destroyed by fire, they are all “remodels,” in the eyes of the local government, who signed them off.
You can pm me re: custom v. remodels, AN, I don’t think we should hijack this thread anymore ;=]
