You might want to check the date stamp on your post...
JR

On Mon, 28 Dec 2026 13:13:20 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

We are thinking about using this downturn in the housing market to build
a new home, and acting as our own General Contractor. Has anyone in the
group done this and do they have any words of advice?

The real trick is finding good trades. If you are not in the business
it is really a crap shoot. I just finished an addition here and it
went well. We didn't hire any strangers.
I just contracted the labor and bought all the materials myself. That
solves the problem of "draws" for the most part. I did have one trade
who needed his money daily but it was after the work was done so I
didn't have a problem with it.
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