I am so torn. I really miss the Sugar Land/Missouri City area, and really don't like Crosby. The land is a hell of a lot cheaper out here, though. Big time cheaper. Lots of space, lower prices. I suppose we'll have to bite the bullet and pay a higher price, because I don't want to take the chance of being completely miserable in a part of the area I hate, even though we'd be in our own house, built the way we want, with more "bells and whistles." Building out here would enable us to divert money that would've been spent on land into the house itself. On the other hand, it pretty much sucks out here- no culture, no diversity, etc. And, on the off-chance my daughter decides to move back during high school, well... the schools suck here. I guess this makes my decision pretty easy, but still...
On another note, questions for any of you who may have built a house: How much (ballpark, obviously) does it cost to clear a lot? Is the "pain in the ass factor" higher than paying more for a lot that is already cleared? Thanks for any guidance you can give.
Elaine....we had 2.5 acres of land cleared and it cost us about $4,000. There was a lot of brush & manzanita to clear so it was worth every penny. Our house site is agricultural property so we had to get a waiver in order to build the size house we wanted never mind that the actual footprint of the house is going to be smaller because we plan on having a basement. There were also rules for the "setback" for the house, we got the waiver from the ag dept for that. CA laws are so wacky!! We are still waiting for our architect to get everthing finished so the plans can be submitted to the county for the building permit! This has been a long & drawn out process -- we had hoped to break ground in Sept/Oct, now it doesn't look like we'll break ground until March/April. Good luck! ~ Polly
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