re: How Much Cheaper Would A Home Be If The Owner Built It Themselves?

your comments accurately reflect the response we had from builders. There 200$/sqft would have priced the house at 80% higher than typical appraised cost for the neighborhood, a really bad deal if I ever had to sell. Perhaps this was contractors using post hurricane rebuild pricing. In each case, I would start the discussion with a copy of the 16 pages of architect drawings and a request to provide a list of suggestions for cost reduction. No list was provided by any, and three had 30 page documents describing method of charging for changes. The project went extremely well. I see a builder adding cost and delay, but if the owner has no experience in building a house another route must be taken. Per haps buying one that is already in place