Hey folks, I have recently purchased a land which comes with all the permits and plans for a 4plex to be developed. My intention was to manage it myself and subcontract the parts I don't have the means to do them. However, I am hearing that I have to hire a licensed new house builder or find one to use his license, since new homes comes with warranty and can not be done by a general contractor!! Any thoughts or info are welcomed.

Just had my eyes opened to the world of 3D printed homes. Printing full subdivisions in the States. Don’t know much about it but if the process is as quick as they say, coupled with building efficiency that’s 3 times higher than traditional (according to video I watched), this could be an interesting answer to Canada’s housing crisis. Anyone in here know much about this option?

I have a friend who recently finished his own owner build and moved in two weeks ago. Site prep for this build started last spring, so they completed things end to end in under 9 months, which is a very solid build cycle for an owner-builder. I just spoke with the owner yesterday as they worked on finalizing things to close out their construction loan and have it displaced by their conventional mortgage. Their construction costs (in addition to their building lot) came in at around $690,000.00 for a 1950-square-foot bungalow, giving them a cost per finished square foot of about $354. If you've watched my rough budget video under the classroom tab, you'll know there are still some critical questions to ask yourself before you take this number and run to calculate how much it would cost you to build. THE RIGHT QUESTIONS TO BE ASKING HERE ARE: - Did the owner just manage the build, or did they do any physical labor of the conventional sub-trade scope of work themselves? - Does this number include their well, septic, driveway material, and soft costs of permits etc.? - Did they finish their basement? - Did they choose any abnormally expensive (or cheap) finishing materials or mechanical systems? I'm going to give you the answer to all of these questions in regards to this specific build in an upcoming video, but my main question for you today is: QUESTION FOR YOU: Could you afford to buy land and build a home that would accommodate your needs anywhere near your desired area if you could build for $350.00 per square foot? Comment with your thoughts down below!!! I hope some of you can take on your own builds in the near future. Regards, Mitch

Many new members have joined over the last few weeks, and many of you are in the very early information-gathering phase, as I've found out through chatting with you in DMs. If this sounds like you, and you have no idea where to start, I'll be expanding on this topic of rough budgeting in the coming weeks, but have a look at this video first and let me know what questions you have, or if you want to see more of this content style and topic. Rough Budgeting 101 Video: https://www.skool.com/builderlaunch/classroom/2d3ec8e0?md=dc1fdc1c2cad49f3a16d508b0dbad4b1 @Brian Tatum @Stanislav Kniazev @Abiola Bankole @Bill Pepper @Mathew Scott

Wondering if anyone here has a cost comparison on traditional wall assembly (1/2” OSB/Typar/R6 foam) vs R-6 Zip sheathing. I know Zip is more expensive per sheet but once all 3 “traditional” building materials are factored in plus labour, I feel that Zip would be the better option. Also with Zip there is less chance of installation failure.