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June 17, 2011 at 6:26 PM #705572June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM #704388
bearishgurl
Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM #704482Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM #705077Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM #705227Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM #705587Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=AN] You’re also the one who brought up living w/in your mean. Which mean buying a 400k house when your HHI is $150k. You can do that down here, you can’t do that up there. [/quote]
That’s an excellent point. Living within your means in a comfortable house close to work is the key. That’s a sustainable lifestyle that mimizes stress, urban sprawl and environmental degradation. . . [/quote]
brian, consider that your “means” in Silly Valley may very well be much higher than SD. Therefore, it’s all relative, except for the “worker worth” factor. If you’re paid 20-50% higher than SD area for the same job in Silly Valley and later decide to accept a job in NC’s “research triangle,” (east coast) your “worth” is equal to what you are currently being paid (+ a possible percentage over that). That’s what they’ll have to pay to have you grace their presence. It is what it is.
Think about it.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM #704403Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM #704497Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM #705092Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM #705242Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 9:37 PM #705602Participant[quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.
June 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM #704408an
Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.[/quote]
Why don’t you try to compare apple to apple. EVERYTHING that you can put inside a custom home, you can put in a tract home. EVERYTHING you can do to the exterior of a custom home, you can you to a tract home. What make you think tract home only use the cheap stuff? You can’t say it cost 2-5 time more to build a custom home vs a tract home, then go on and list the finishes and upgrades that make it more expensive. By that same logic, a tract home that use higher interior/exterior finishes will cost 2-5 more than a custom home. In essence, what you’re saying is, a house that have higher end materials will cost more to build. That has nothing to do with custom vs tract but higher end taste vs lower end taste.June 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM #704502Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.[/quote]
Why don’t you try to compare apple to apple. EVERYTHING that you can put inside a custom home, you can put in a tract home. EVERYTHING you can do to the exterior of a custom home, you can you to a tract home. What make you think tract home only use the cheap stuff? You can’t say it cost 2-5 time more to build a custom home vs a tract home, then go on and list the finishes and upgrades that make it more expensive. By that same logic, a tract home that use higher interior/exterior finishes will cost 2-5 more than a custom home. In essence, what you’re saying is, a house that have higher end materials will cost more to build. That has nothing to do with custom vs tract but higher end taste vs lower end taste.June 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM #705097Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.[/quote]
Why don’t you try to compare apple to apple. EVERYTHING that you can put inside a custom home, you can put in a tract home. EVERYTHING you can do to the exterior of a custom home, you can you to a tract home. What make you think tract home only use the cheap stuff? You can’t say it cost 2-5 time more to build a custom home vs a tract home, then go on and list the finishes and upgrades that make it more expensive. By that same logic, a tract home that use higher interior/exterior finishes will cost 2-5 more than a custom home. In essence, what you’re saying is, a house that have higher end materials will cost more to build. That has nothing to do with custom vs tract but higher end taste vs lower end taste.June 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM #705247Participant[quote=bearishgurl][quote=AN] . . . I don’t buy for one bit that it cost 2-5 times to build a custom homes vs a tract home. The cost of permit can’t possibly be that expensive.[/quote]
It’s not just the permit, AN. It’s the finishes and hardscape/landscape you will have to use in order to conform (and compete) with the immediate area. And the finishes you will use on the inside to conform with your individual taste and also area values.
Who in their right mind would go thru the “custom build” process in CA on an inferior lot? Owners could just get a “spec” builder to build one of their 5-6 “stock” plans on an inferior lot or a lot in a “working class” area. There is no need to go through this bureaucratic hell if the lot isn’t “worth it.”
I think Nor-LA-SD-GUY2 is correct in his assertion that it costs two to five times as much to build a (quality) custom home over a tract home. It all depends on WHERE it is being built.[/quote]
Why don’t you try to compare apple to apple. EVERYTHING that you can put inside a custom home, you can put in a tract home. EVERYTHING you can do to the exterior of a custom home, you can you to a tract home. What make you think tract home only use the cheap stuff? You can’t say it cost 2-5 time more to build a custom home vs a tract home, then go on and list the finishes and upgrades that make it more expensive. By that same logic, a tract home that use higher interior/exterior finishes will cost 2-5 more than a custom home. In essence, what you’re saying is, a house that have higher end materials will cost more to build. That has nothing to do with custom vs tract but higher end taste vs lower end taste. -
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