Why Build Your Own House?

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Building your own house is definately a long, hard, process but it has so many rewards. Think back at a time in your life when you accomplished something awesome, or perhaps you was in really good physical condition and you felt good. Maybe you was a winner in sports or you climbed the company ladder at a job.

What I'm getting at is this: do you remember the feeling of accomplishment you had? Do you remember how it feels to be in a positive state of mind?

That's how it feels every day when you're building your house and the further along the project gets, the more empowered you feel. And once your house is finished, that feeling is strong and you feel like saying, "yes, I just built a house, now I know I can do almost anything!"

Now, the emotional benefits are only part of the many advantages here, but to me they are worth more than all the others. That's why I'm talking about them first.

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Your nice home that you built yourself will be a daily reminder of what a positive mindset can accomplish.

Another benefit to help you decide to build your own house is low monthly payments. It's so much easier making payments on a home that you only had to borrow enough money for building materials. As I've said before, homes are expensive because of hired labor. It makes a huge difference every month.

Another big advantage if you build your own house is your own "sweat equity". That's what the bank calls it when you do your own labor. My sweat equity was almost $80,000 once my home was finished. In other words, I owned $80,000 worth of equity in a $140,000 home. Not bad when you consider that I started out with nothing.

Most of us have nothing when we start out. We usually even have to borrow money for the land, but our time and efforts do have a dollar value and it is a lot! That's what makes this whole thing possible. Sweat equity is a good word to remember.

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