Building a house yourself

What we've learned as owner-builders to save money. Tips to help you design, plan, and build your own home while saving thousands of dollars in the process.

You dream of building a home or homestead, but money is tight. Here are some strategies to get the materials and services you need for cheap or for free.

If you've been following along for a while, you may have noticed that we've build our own home, 6 times now... Our current farmhouse being our 6th, and last. I hope by sharing this process

Building a home is exciting! You will find yourself looking forward to every small process and may find yourself asking, “What step is next?” This article will walk you through the detailed steps of building a home in the general order they will be completed. Let's dig in!

There are MANY other things you won't even realize you NEED to think about until you are in the build process or just beyond! Don't worry; Im sharing 9 things I WISH I had known before building a house! Some of these are a *little* odd!

These are the things you HAVE to know when building a home. Go all the way to the bottom of the post for my top 4 tips that will save you money and stress.

AMBITION STRIKES | Riley & Courtney Casey on Instagram: "What do you guys think…was it worth it? We bought 20 acres of raw land in North Idaho and have spent the last 4 years building our dream property. Our DIY barndominium was our first big project and took us 547 days to complete. We’ll be sharing a full breakdown of the $61k later this week but wanted to show you guys the grand tour first! What do you guys think, was this worth $61k? Budget Build | Barndominium | Off-Grid…

So you decided its time to build a new home and the first step you need to think about is budgeting, you start adding up the costs for land, foundation, framing and the list goes on and all you can see is dollar signs everywhere. So you start wondering how you can save money when building a house. Building a house is not cheap, but with budgeting and knowing how to spend your money wisely, you can build your dream home. My parent recently moved into their new home, and they saved so much…

Taylor McClendon moved to Hawaii two years ago to launch a wedding photography and videography business with his wife Michaella, then the global pandemic hit and their bookings were cancelled. They decided to use the downtime to build a tiny house with family and friends and were so happy with the…

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