What It Actually Cost to Build a House And the Budget Mistakes We Wish We’d Avoided.

This is probably the question I get asked most often. Not what flooring we used. Not how much our house cost. Not even what paint colors are on the walls. It’s simply: “We want to build a house someday. Where do we even start???” Here’s the general order I’d recommend based on our experience.

This is your one stop shop to learn about the steps necessary to getting electric on your rural land.

After going through the custom home process ourselves, here’s what I wish more people knew before sitting down with an architect for the first time.

We were full-time working parents who built their dream home on 20 acres with ZERO prior experience. Here's how we made it work.

What you should know before buying land that might surprise you.

From unexpected flooring costs to skipping extra square footage, here’s how we built a 2,201 sq ft farmhouse we could actually sustain — without stretching beyond our means.

Our hits, our misses, and what I’d do again (or skip) if we built another home.

I had big visions for our house. Not “Pinterest-everything” big, but intentional big. I knew exactly how I wanted certain spaces to feel and how our budget walked hand in hand with it.

How we proved to manage the risk for a bank considering us for a construction loan to build our modern farmhouse.