Even if the person building a new, and different type home, loves it and all the unforeseen problems have been worked out, can you find someone else to buy it, and will lenders loan money on it? Can YOU get your money back?If we end up custom building, I wouldn't mind going with the foam block building idea I recently ran across.
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