re: Advice on building a house?

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I would say sell the lot and buy a house in a well developed neighborhood where the prices have been set by the market not by the builder... Best way to ensure that you aren't overpaying.

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The neighborhood is established I feel. I think some houses in the subdivision are as old as 15-20 years, all custom built homes. My concern is more about the local economy in general revolving around oil. Established neighborhoods is kinda why buying a house didn't work out. I only wanted to buy in a few select areas and couldn't find what I wanted. Also school district is a very big issue for me. I think the straw that broke the camels back was when a lady told me her asking price was only 3k over a recent appraisal (she was asking $131 ish sqft for a 1640 square foot trac home basically).