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XBoxBoy
Participant[quote=Oxford]I want something unique with post & beam architecture, open, lots of glass and earthy.[/quote]
Depending on what exactly you mean by post and beam you could have lots of trouble getting plans approved by San Diego. If you mean a real timber frame with pegged joints, I’ve been told that San Diego building dept. will not approve tension joints without metal securing the joint. Also, there aren’t many timber framers working in this part of the country. However, the Timber Framers Guild (tfguild.org) is a good source.
On a broader note, overseeing the building of a custom home is a pretty big undertaking. Be prepared to spend lots of time on it, and to have lots of things to deal with. But in the end if you are diligent, you can get what you want.
Lots of issues to tackle and lots of ways to make costly missteps or be taken advantage of, so be diligent, and don’t be too trusting when someone says, “sure not a problem.”
XboxBoy
Participant[quote=Oxford]I want something unique with post & beam architecture, open, lots of glass and earthy.[/quote]
Depending on what exactly you mean by post and beam you could have lots of trouble getting plans approved by San Diego. If you mean a real timber frame with pegged joints, I’ve been told that San Diego building dept. will not approve tension joints without metal securing the joint. Also, there aren’t many timber framers working in this part of the country. However, the Timber Framers Guild (tfguild.org) is a good source.
On a broader note, overseeing the building of a custom home is a pretty big undertaking. Be prepared to spend lots of time on it, and to have lots of things to deal with. But in the end if you are diligent, you can get what you want.
Lots of issues to tackle and lots of ways to make costly missteps or be taken advantage of, so be diligent, and don’t be too trusting when someone says, “sure not a problem.”
XboxBoy
Participant[quote=jpinpb]The government basically pays you to breed.[/quote]
Of course they pay you to breed. We need future generations to pay off all the debts this generation has rung up!
Participant[quote=jpinpb]The government basically pays you to breed.[/quote]
Of course they pay you to breed. We need future generations to pay off all the debts this generation has rung up!
Participant[quote=jpinpb]The government basically pays you to breed.[/quote]
Of course they pay you to breed. We need future generations to pay off all the debts this generation has rung up!
Participant[quote=jpinpb]The government basically pays you to breed.[/quote]
Of course they pay you to breed. We need future generations to pay off all the debts this generation has rung up!
Participant[quote=jpinpb]The government basically pays you to breed.[/quote]
Of course they pay you to breed. We need future generations to pay off all the debts this generation has rung up!
ParticipantBoy, I didn’t realize that just earning $250,000 a year was all it takes to make you a criminal super-rich. Mom’s gonna be really disappointed in me now.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantBoy, I didn’t realize that just earning $250,000 a year was all it takes to make you a criminal super-rich. Mom’s gonna be really disappointed in me now.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantBoy, I didn’t realize that just earning $250,000 a year was all it takes to make you a criminal super-rich. Mom’s gonna be really disappointed in me now.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantBoy, I didn’t realize that just earning $250,000 a year was all it takes to make you a criminal super-rich. Mom’s gonna be really disappointed in me now.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantBoy, I didn’t realize that just earning $250,000 a year was all it takes to make you a criminal super-rich. Mom’s gonna be really disappointed in me now.
XBoxBoy
ParticipantSecond the opinion that the traditional basic advice is not very good. Most people who followed that have gotten burned pretty badly in the last year and are back to where they were ten years ago.
Many on this site will tell you to invest in stuff like gold, or commodities, but I will tell you that all of these things have their own set of risks which you need to carefully evaluate. And remember that with any wall street investments you’re swimming in a sea of sharks.
If I was you, I would keep my current savings in cash (bank money market or short term CDs) and start to pay very close attention to investing. Our financial system is still very shaky, and any investment could turn on you. There’s so much risk, that whatever you invest in now, might not be such a good investment in the near future. Paying attention will be critical in the near future.
Just my two cents worth.
ParticipantSecond the opinion that the traditional basic advice is not very good. Most people who followed that have gotten burned pretty badly in the last year and are back to where they were ten years ago.
Many on this site will tell you to invest in stuff like gold, or commodities, but I will tell you that all of these things have their own set of risks which you need to carefully evaluate. And remember that with any wall street investments you’re swimming in a sea of sharks.
If I was you, I would keep my current savings in cash (bank money market or short term CDs) and start to pay very close attention to investing. Our financial system is still very shaky, and any investment could turn on you. There’s so much risk, that whatever you invest in now, might not be such a good investment in the near future. Paying attention will be critical in the near future.
Just my two cents worth.
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