re: Anyone ever been their own GC for a new home build?

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1.) Good subs are hard to come by, the good ones are pretty well booked with GCs already and get steady work from them. Breaking away from that for your one build isn't very smart decision that could cost them future work. Shitty subs are all thats left that will work for an owner.

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This is a sound point. Subs are loyal to the GCs they know and work with. Even with those established relationships, the GCs are constantly hounding them to show up on jobs. You will have a difficult time getting subs to show up on your one off job and actually complete the work without being there hounding them the entire time. You will spend hours chasing subs if you go this route. Because of this you should expect really big delays on your build.

While your subs will generally know how to build within code you will need to know the codes and also the permitting and inspection schedule/process.