Building a home - Couple questions

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Building a home - Couple questions

Postby DeltaCotton12 » Mon Feb 27, 2017 10:46 am

I know this is not a black or white answer but what range is the "going rate" so to speak for building a new home?

2nd question - Clearing a lot. If I needed a half acre to 1 acre cleared - what could i expect there?

These are basic questions so basic answers will do. I am just trying to get a ball park here.

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Re: Building a home - Couple questions

Postby jtdumallard » Mon Feb 27, 2017 1:48 pm

I just finished building a custom and without the cost of the land, i am all in at $91 per sq ft. This includes irrigation, landscape, and 100 pallets of sod.

The land clearing i cleared 1 acres and have 20k tied up in removal of trees and building of pad with multiple compaction test.

I would advise talking with someone who is a GC and does it for a living.
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Re: Building a home - Couple questions

Postby sondance » Mon Feb 27, 2017 3:35 pm

I cant speak to much of that. I just had a guy with a mulcher come out and do some clearing for me and he charged $150 hr for clearing
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Re: Building a home - Couple questions

Postby DoublePslayer » Mon Feb 27, 2017 4:15 pm

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Re: Building a home - Couple questions

Postby mallardchaser » Mon Feb 27, 2017 5:03 pm

I'm a homebuilder in the Jackson, Madison and Brandon area. There are way to many variables to quote a price without looking at the plans and discussing finishes like granite, wood etc. I'd talk with a friend or someone you know whose recently built in your area. They should be able to give you the name of a builder they were happy with. Any reputable dirt man will come out and give you a price for clearing your lot and putting in your dirt pad.

Let me know if you have anymore questions.
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Re: Building a home - Couple questions

Postby DeltaCotton12 » Tue Feb 28, 2017 11:27 am

Thank you for the good info.

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