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<blockquote data-quote="customcj7" data-source="post: 643523" data-attributes="member: 3103"><p>Like I said guys, won't hurt my feelings. I'd rather find out fast that I'm insane versus go too far to find out.</p><p></p><p>I thought about some of your points this morning, and ironically I see them here now. </p><p></p><p>1) FInding good subs. Unfortunately as I'm new in the area, my usual contact list that I had in TN is useless, I'm at ground level with ZERO contacts. Not good.</p><p>2) Pricing, as many of you have stated, a GC that uses the same subs will probably get a better bid number than I would for being a one-timer, and for the simple fact that they may know they can gouge me because I may not know better, and they'd be right.</p><p>3) I may not always catch a price gouge and end up paying the same as I would as if I had a contractor do it from the start, with less headache.</p><p>4) Getting the lot layout, septic, concrete, basement, then framing, then roofing, then exterior, windows, doors, electrical, plumbing, interior work, insulation all those details go back to number 1, I don't know good from bad down here.</p><p>5) Liability, while I try not to lean on this, it's a worse case scenario. If a sub royally screws the pooch on an epic level, what's my recourse for repair or fixing it? If I do it, it's on me, and it's one of those "lesson learned" things. If a GC uses a sub that doesn't pass inspection, or something else that costs money to redo it, that's on him. As well as long term liability if something comes up down the road. </p><p></p><p>I really want to do this to not only save money, but to learn as well, and have some direct control over more of the build. But I think I may be trying to bite off way too much. I appreciate the feedback guys, really. I've tackled a ton of other things that I didn't know jack squat about in the past, but not something that will have this much affect on me and my family. I think I'm going to have to keep working on getting a GC I can trust to get the job done for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="customcj7, post: 643523, member: 3103"] Like I said guys, won't hurt my feelings. I'd rather find out fast that I'm insane versus go too far to find out. I thought about some of your points this morning, and ironically I see them here now. 1) FInding good subs. Unfortunately as I'm new in the area, my usual contact list that I had in TN is useless, I'm at ground level with ZERO contacts. Not good. 2) Pricing, as many of you have stated, a GC that uses the same subs will probably get a better bid number than I would for being a one-timer, and for the simple fact that they may know they can gouge me because I may not know better, and they'd be right. 3) I may not always catch a price gouge and end up paying the same as I would as if I had a contractor do it from the start, with less headache. 4) Getting the lot layout, septic, concrete, basement, then framing, then roofing, then exterior, windows, doors, electrical, plumbing, interior work, insulation all those details go back to number 1, I don't know good from bad down here. 5) Liability, while I try not to lean on this, it's a worse case scenario. If a sub royally screws the pooch on an epic level, what's my recourse for repair or fixing it? If I do it, it's on me, and it's one of those "lesson learned" things. If a GC uses a sub that doesn't pass inspection, or something else that costs money to redo it, that's on him. As well as long term liability if something comes up down the road. I really want to do this to not only save money, but to learn as well, and have some direct control over more of the build. But I think I may be trying to bite off way too much. I appreciate the feedback guys, really. I've tackled a ton of other things that I didn't know jack squat about in the past, but not something that will have this much affect on me and my family. I think I'm going to have to keep working on getting a GC I can trust to get the job done for me. [/QUOTE]
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