It wont be a rehab though, it's a new house with a 5 year garantee by the builder.

Find a few small builders - they are usually tapped into the same commercial lending.These small local and regional banks are dying to lend to qualified borrowers.

It's hard to know without being there and reading her pitch and tone of voice and body language.The mouth says one thing but involuntary body movements on what you are really thinking happen without people knowing.Cops do this when they question people as they do not care as much what they say but how the body is reacting when answering.If I felt based on being there that I read that she is really is firm on the price then I might take a shot to see if I could land a buyer.

Look for simple designs: square or rectangular footprint, 2 story, moderately pitched roof, bathrooms in close proximity to each other for reduced plumbing costs.Drive by one of the big nationwide builders and look at their house designs, lots of 2 story boxes with simple roof lines.The only new construction project I've been a part of consisted of a Victorian house with round rooms and roof lines.

Lot is in established subdivision of a suburb of large midwestern city.So far, couple of builders have quoted in 185- $200 per square feet range.Are there any tips you can give us to save may be 10-15%?

You'll need to stay within the boundaries of what is allowed, so if I were you I'd take time to fill out your profile completely, including your signature, and remove your email from the body of the post above.

On the other hand my dad was a contractor and spec builder and getting some people to pay when all was done and done top notch was like getting blood out of a turnip, so my mom would send the bill and tell my dad I'm mailing another bill to the turnips.

Since I plan on having improvements made to the property, my agent says I will need a builders' risk policy.

When I was taking a class for my builders license, the instructor told a story about a guy who hired a whole bunch of unlicensed people to do work on his house.

Initially I thought I would partner with a builder but now I am leaning towards a prefab.