Learn to build your own house

I don’t want to scare you off before you even consider what I am saying. So let me give you a little background information about Farmer and I. None of the things listed above require you to build a wall or wire a light bulb right? If you are willing to learn and research what you don’t know, you will be able to quickly make up for your lack of knowledge. And if you DO have experience with any aspect of building a house, that’s just going to make you a step ahead. Give yourself a round of applause and move on to the next step. Communicating is a huge part of being your own GC. You have to make phone calls, write emails, and talk to people about each job you need done and the supplies you will need. There are people out there who would love to help you, as long as you are willing to talk to them. I am guessing about half of you reading this already know how to shop for a good deal. If you are like me, and you’re not a huge fan of shopping, you can still learn the tricks and at least pretend to like it while you shop for materials. This has actually been the most exciting part for me. I will tell you all about the deals I have found, and how I got them in just a second …. Farmer is 30 years old and I am 25. We have four kids ages 6, 4, 2, and 9 months. Neither of us have a college degree. Farmer started working on the family farm after a year and a half of college. He has no construction experience, although he is really good at figuring things out. I was fresh out of high school when we got married. I went to one semester of college to play basketball, and then we moved back to be on the farm and raise our family. I have no construction experience, unless you count holding the hammer and nails for my dad. We are regular people, with big dreams, and no construction knowledge. But everyone THINKS you need to know all the in’s and out’s of construction in order to be your own general contractor. That’s just not true. And I am living proof of that. I am our general contractor. And I have figured out ways to save thousands of dollars by doing what a general contractor does, which is schedule, shop, and plan. To be your own general contractor you don’t even have to pick up a hammer! Except maybe to hand it to your framer.