[quote=Nor-LA-SD-GUY2]Hmm, really not prepared to price it out for you, but Please try to buy a mountain top, haul utilities 500 yards or more, then blast the solid rock top off the mountain, and create a 1 acre pad, then get all the permits and after all that find a contractor (looking probably at 300 to 400K just to get that far, then find someone to build you a just plain home for less than 200 sqf.
Anyway goof luck.[/quote]
Does all custom homes require an undeveloped mountain top that require you to haul utilities up it and blasting solid rock top off the mountain? BTW, in this extreme scenario, I agree that it would cost you a lot to do that.
Since there’s no undeveloped mountain top in San Diego, if you want to do such thing, you’ll probably have to go east. There’s a development in Sky Ranch in Santee that basically have the same type of location you’re talking about, but the lot are around 1/4-1/2 acre, not 1 acre. It’s CrestView development sells their 2400 sq-ft plan for ~$500k. So, assuming it cost a little less than $300k for a smaller pad + $200/sq-ft for a 2400 sq-ft house, the max cost for such custom home would be no more than $780k for similar quality. 60% more that comparable tract home, but it’s a far cry from 2-5 times more.
Here’s another new tract w/ similar spec you stated” http://www.theranchatvistagrande.com/home.php. On a hill (not quite mountain), 1+ acre lot, 3700 sq-ft in El Cajon. They’re asking for mid $700k to start. Assuming $400k to develop the land and add utility + $200 sq-ft for to build such house, we’re talking about $1.1M. That’s ~50% higher than comparable tract home, but it’s a far cry from a 2-5 times more.
BTW, $200/sq-ft to build a full house give you a pretty nice house. I recently just got a quote to do a bathroom + bedroom addition and the contractor estimate ~$150/sq-ft (because of the bathroom). If there’s no bathroom and just a big bedroom (same sq-ft), the estimate would be $100 sq-ft. Since the majority of a house is the bedroom/living room, the cost of those should be closer to $100 sq-ft than $150 sq-ft.
