This is a little off topic but what is the average cost per square ft for a finished house? Somebody told me $120, I was just trying to see how accurate this was

It all depends on what you want , generally the homes I build start at 150/sqft and have gone as high as 265-275/sqft w/o land

I have a bunch of his plan books, he has 100's if not 1000's

Land is not something I'll run out of anytime soon...

Check out this guy, bad $ to $ the$ bone$$ lol. I'm building a house his firm drew right now

http://www.aljonesar****ect.com/

the area you build in or buy in has a bit to do with the cost also... I sold my last house for around $115 a sqft where as other around me were listed and selling under $100 a sqft but the house I am in now is just a few miles further and it would cost someone dearly if they bought It right now but I have alot more custom work in it.

x2 on him he did very good job on mine

bob you can self contract for alot cheaper than 120 if you don't go overboard on inside. I did mine for around .50 without land. I have custom cabinets granite. I did stained concrete. I did all my electric my self though. I called every order and priced lumber. Lumber yards didn't like this at all but oh well. I will help you in anyway if you have the time to do it. I did and it saved me alot but i will never do it again contractors earn there money believe me.

Sorry .. Call me STUPID.. But are some of U saying U paid 17K for HOUSE PLANS???

i didn't, but for one of the firms mentioned above to draw you a custom 5000sqft house thats what it would cost. So i assume there are a few people paying that.

I drew my own plans, then took them to someone to make blueprints. Cost me $40. Then I hired my older brother to black it in. I then did all the inside. Plumbing, wiring, cabinets,Finnish concrete. Save a bunch.

cost me like $1500 for plans then I subed my house out which saved alot, cost me $64 a sqft for house from slab up and driveway.... another words ready to move in minus the lot and dirt work

yes but its not just home plans,. i build extremely high end homes and these plans are so detailed that they act as a part of my contract . the blueprints i build from are detailed down to the brand of door knobs, the shape of the door hinges , all interior elevations for cabinets, they are not a 8 page set of standard plans. they are 100% custom plans that will never be resold to anyone that have layers and layers of detail usualy 20+ pages . these are not cookie cutter homes. they start at 150.00/ sqft cost of construction to 300.00 / sqft cost of construction this is not including land .