nein51 said:J.R. said:nein51 said:J.R. said:KaiBear said:nein51 said:cowboycwr said:nein51 said:cowboycwr said:nein51 said:
I sell tools for a living…to professional technicians…people who get paid to fix stuff.
Theres not a week that goes by that some guy doesn't bring me something that is easily fixed and say "this is broken I need to buy a new one".
If THOSE GUYS can't fix *very* basic stuff there's no hope the average American should be building their own home without inspections.
Anyone who thinks that's a good idea should spend 2 hours on Instagram watching home renovation videos. I've seen several people take out load bearing walls.
I don't say a word about no inspections.
I just said government codes/laws in other words regulations have made it to where it is next to impossible.
I also highlighted what you focused on with my paragraph about lower quality of tool knowledge.
My point still stands that the government has taken this option completely off the table.
Whether we are talking completely building your own home, to additions, many renovations, or even additions/renovations on your property.
Those codes exist for a reason. I wanted this house so badly a few years back. It was absolutely stunning. Designed and built by a very talented architect. It had so many code violations it couldn't pass an inspection so no loan could be take.
One of those violations was sliding glass doors that opened fully and left a drop of about 40'.
I think we should make permitting MUCH easier, I think anywhere you can eliminate the government you should but I don't want the average handyman building his own home or addition.
What I would prefer is that commercial home builders be held to a higher standard.
FTR, you can still build your own stuff if you simply move out of the city. There is no permit required for any building on our current property…which is how you get two 32x48 barns with pony boxes run off a box in the garage which is a pony box to the one in the basement.
Again not what I was saying.
If it comes with step by step directions, pre built parts then people should be able to build it. Like the Sears home.
Not a guy just winging it in his backyard.
As to the "simply move out of the city" comment…… yes if one can afford to do that/has a job that allows that.
Which comes full circle to the start of this thread about house affordability and location. Young people cannot afford to do that.
I have a roughly 3000 sq ft home with two 32x48 out buildings, 10 acres and a pool. It cost around $450,000. If it was 15 miles north it would have cost me 2.5 times that amount. I chose to move further out because this property is what I wanted. It's less convenient, we are in the middle of nowhere, but it's worth it.
We visit Miami multiple times a year.
This is the most entitled generation in history. They don't want to put in any of the work or struggles their parents did. I don't blame them because I see this is as the result of participation trophy parenting.
This conversation is so ridiculous I had a 19 year old customer that makes $16/hr tell me about how he wanted to buy a house. What in the world does a 19 year old need to own a home for?
A. Good for you. Well done.
B. Where in Miami ? Have yet to find an area worth visiting at night.
C. True, very entitled. And extremely ANGRY they don't have want they want NOW. Good point about participation trophy parenting. To be honest we were guilty of that to a point.
D, Don't see anything wrong with a 19 year old willing work towards owning a home. Gotta have goals.
Calle Ocho Kai. im no southbeach fella. Give me some righteous Afro-Cuban beat and a tasty Cigar down there and I'm good. If you want the best and I mean the Best Cubano sammie. It's ballin. https://sanguich.com
That area is terrible. SW8th St in the tourist parts of town is fine but I wouldn't venture far from there at all.
Depending on where you are on SW8th you're about 5 blocks from one of the worst parts of any city in the country in the Overtown area.
ok, give me some of what you like and I will see where to direct
I go to Miami about 5x a year. I know the area well. I'm merely saying that Calle Ocho is a fun visit in the day time…if you stay on SW8th St but I wouldn't venture far from that, especially at night.
I generally visit during the unless some great latin band is playing. Just started going to Miami the last 5yrs or so. Gotten to really like it as it seems like another country which is cool.
