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Originally Posted by Traum

If that's the case, wouldn't it make sense to change gears and just start looking at something that is move-in-ready or close to being move-in-ready?

That's what I did a couple of years ago -- looked into custom builds, thought the overall costs + build time + hassle were too much, so I gave up on the idea and just straight up went to look at something I can move into relatively quickly. We still ended up doing some minor renos before moving it, but we found our current place relatively quickly.

Yeah, I'm keeping an eye on that option but since it's move in ready I'm not in the same kind of hurry as I figured a new build would take 2.5yrs for move in. I basically want to get it sorted before my 2 year old hits kindergarten so she doesn't have to switch schools - at the moment that means I've got a small window left to find a lot but a good chunk of time before I buy something ready made (or in between like a big Van special that needs a bunch of Renos).