We don't know how to build a house, so we're hiring out most of the specialized jobs.  

The lowest bid for a general contractor to do our 640 square foot cottage was about $220,000, which is way out of our budget.

It's our first time, so we make plenty of mistakes, and it's taking a year instead of maybe three months, but I think it will save us a hundred grand on the first building.

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