Re:Small Businesses in Crisis as Rising Numbers Unable to Pa...
by dzink on Saturday June 29, 2024 @05:54PM
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How about building places? My grandfather built his own house. The Zoning system restricts where and how houses can be built. Open up more land and incentivize people to build - maybe eliminate capital gains on first home construction for first time home buyers. You would have a lot more people who gain experience building homes and thus a lot more home building happening as they may continue after the first one.
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Re:Small Businesses in Crisis as Rising Numbers Unable to Pa...
by bcrosby95 on Saturday June 29, 2024 @05:59PM
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Lots of people can't change a light bulb much less build a home. Most of the cost of building one is labor - the underlying materials are actually pretty cheap. I've seen home kits for as low as $8k that includes the lumber, trusses, cabinets, siding, etc.
Re:Small Businesses in Crisis as Rising Numbers Unable to Pa...
by EasyMark on Saturday June 29, 2024 @07:50PM
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Maybe 15 years ago, not currently unless you’re talking about building a 700 sq ft tiny home
Re:Small Businesses in Crisis as Rising Numbers Unable to Pa...
by yial on Saturday June 29, 2024 @06:47PM
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I’m not doubting you - I just don’t think I’m looking in the right places. But where have you seen these home kits ?
I say this having just built cabinets, an 8x12 shed, and a few other things where the lumber alone… for example, the subfloor for a room I redid the flooring in was $400 alone. But I may be buying things the wrong way and I would love to find a better way!