We drove by an acquaintance's new build home the other day.
They claimed to have already invested a million dollars in capital into it. It looked like a rez house despite the fact that the price tag didn't include the land that was already owned.
They'd done the vast majority of the work themselves with tradesmen in the family. It was an unimaginative single-level rectangle with no basement. It had no siding on it or brick. There was no grass or landscaping or trees. No paved or lockstone driveway, just gravel.
The property was within the city limits, but also rural & isolated and a good 45 mins from the downtown core.
It was built for multi-generational living. The family members were already hating each other after a few months because the size/layout/design/soundproofing were causing conflicts over noise & no privacy.
If soundproofing is an issue, let the guy know about those foam spikes that streamers use to super-quiet their work space. They're not that expensive, at least compared to rebuilding an entire house, and while they're not "aesthetic" to put up everywhere, sounds like there's no aesthetic to preserve anyways.
We drove by an acquaintance's new build home the other day.
They claimed to have already invested a million dollars in capital into it. It looked like a rez house despite the fact that the price tag didn't include the land that was already owned.
They'd done the vast majority of the work themselves with tradesmen in the family. It was an unimaginative single-level rectangle with no basement. It had no siding on it or brick. There was no grass or landscaping or trees. No paved or lockstone driveway, just gravel.
The property was within the city limits, but also rural & isolated and a good 45 mins from the downtown core.
It was built for multi-generational living. The family members were already hating each other after a few months because the size/layout/design/soundproofing were causing conflicts over noise & no privacy.
If soundproofing is an issue, let the guy know about those foam spikes that streamers use to super-quiet their work space. They're not that expensive, at least compared to rebuilding an entire house, and while they're not "aesthetic" to put up everywhere, sounds like there's no aesthetic to preserve anyways.