Thank you! Haha yes definitely some expensive lessons but happy to learn them!! Hopefully not too many yet to come 😁

Hahah I’m sorry we made you wait so long! We hope you enjoyed 😆

BKK we thank you for being the old man in the room and we thank you for your generous comment. It put a smile on both of our faces 😊 It’s always a little nerve wrecking sharing every detail but we try and be as transparent as possible. We hope to learn something every day as we move forward, even if that means making a few mistakes! Appreciate all your support!

@@FarisandLisa I've also told both my sons to make a life goal to learn at least one new thing everyday, doesn't have to always be something major. But if you go into things with an open mind you'll always come out ahead of those with closed minds. Keep at it, you're doing great. 💪

​@FarisandLisa what was the total number? A-Z....thank you.

Glad you like them!

So glad you enjoyed the breakdown! It hasn't been easy, but its been great learning new skills :)

Hi Viktor, great to see you around again. Especially since you are among the few that have been following us from damn near the beginning. We would love to see what you have planned for your build.

Thank you, appreciate that so much! Would love to hear more about your build! What design decisions did you change to save on some cash? Yea the building process has so many hidden costs 😭 we were told to just budget for hidden costs we just didn’t realize how many 🥹

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Racheal, thank you for the kind comment, it means so much! Really happy these videos are providing value to others and it’s interesting to hear about your home building experience as well! Keep us posted on your costs we’d love to hear if yours continues to be around the same as ours! Rafters is an interesting idea we will have to keep that in mind for the future!! We would’ve loved to see our lumber go down 32%! That’s amazing! We’re definitely going to be getting multiple quotes. It is interesting to see the itemization of the different quotes! Good luck on your build, keep us posted! 😊

😂 step by step we will get there! Just like our budget we could be way off with timing as well

Hahah love the emojis. We feel the same way!

Yep, on Vancouver Island this build would easily be double. Of course they're in rural-ish Michigan, so you can't really compare.

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Wow that is wild!! We’ve heard some amazing things about Saudi and hope to travel there one day!! Thanks for reaching out 😁

@@FarisandLisa they currently made it very easy to travel, i think they even have influncer programs which would not only fund you but also show you the places at a deeper level, but i do not know how you can contact them, i'm not even saudi myself lol, i just currently live there.

Super hard to predict with the rise of labor costs. If we were building in Washington or on the West Coast I think our numbers would be a lot closer to what you are experiencing in Vancouver.

Hey Raaf, yes we are the gc. Working on an ebook with all of the info you would need to build your own house!

Hi! The house is 2,800 sf not including the basement

Yeah... kinda messed up because I've seen some high end 3000 sqft shells go for 120k, so I don't know why that's so much.

Hi S Kane, Thank You! We have a slightly used dishwasher already and a washer and dryer as well. So the 5k is for the refrigerator and stove/oven. It doesn't include a microwave or similar small appliances.

@@FarisandLisa awesome! did you two design your own house plans or purchased and made modifications?

We designed the home with Lisa's Dad Jerry (builder of 35 years) then took the plans to an architect for revision and approval. We are working on creating an E-book with our plans and a detailed description of each process step.

@@FarisandLisa thank you! much success completing the project!

Hi Henry, great question. We worked corporate jobs while doing videography photo work on the side for five years and found success in those positions. We managed to save a good amount during that time and Faris sold his home in a good market. Faris turned videography into a full-time job last year and has a media company in the Metro-Detroit area. Lisa works full time in residential construction as an apprentice and as an interior designer in the Metro-Detroit area. We also make a little bit of rainy day money from your support on this KZfaq channel. With all that being said we are still taking a loan out on this project. This is not only our home, but we hope to be an investment for our future. :)

They were $5.5k, we definitely recommend!

100% agree with you on that JB. That is a huge component and something we will be more tuned into for our next build. For this one we went with sub contractors that we know from the area and that have worked with Jerry (Lisa’s dad) for years. We may not have got the lowest price ever on each step but we are confident in their work and they are good people. That is a big part too! Definitely some areas where we can be more diligent. :)

Hi Sau, my guess is the labor cost for redoing an existing home comes with more headache and time. With a new build the electricians/plumbers are able to design their routes and have easy access to everything. Also, I believe the Northeast is just simply more expensive than the midwest.

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Yeah, people are INSANE for what some of them are quoting on stuff like that. How do they justify $26.3K for labour? It's purely price gouging, which is contributing to inflation.

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH Absolutely… but the excuse for the increase in labor is the inflation that’s costing them personally and from the business perspective. Meanwhile the insurance companies answer to insuring the higher cost of construction is to charge the little guy who’s property value is dwindling more to adjust the market. It’s a joke. A buddy of mine who lives month by month just got hit with a rate hike for that exact reason. The market makes me more nervous by the day. Dang… did I mention the interest rates? 🤦‍♂️

​@@OMGWTFLOLSMHcan't be mad bro take a look around everything is freaking being gouged since covid😂

That's why I am planning to build my house in 1-2 years from now. In the mean time, I am buying stuff I need, when it gets clearance or on sale. I literally just got 10,000 dollar appliances, high end too, on clearance for 2,500. I don't need it now, but I will do. That's 7.5k saved right there on appliances. I do the same for everything else too. Got a deal on flooring, got 1000 sq ft of it in the basement. Was also on clearance, for 80% less. Saved me many more thousands of dollars. Same with drywall, there was a nice sale and got 1,200 dollars worth of drywall for 500. Also got a heat pump water heater using rebates and all sorts of dollars off by driving out of my way when it was in clearance 200 miles away. Saved 800 dollars there. Paid a few hundred in gas, by 600 bucks for a few hours of my time is worth. All in all, by the time I am building my home, I will have nearly all the materials I need to do the inside, at 50-70% cost reduction rate. No cost for labor for drywall, or any internal work, other than electrical and plumbing rough in, so I'll save costs as I can do all the work myself over time. Looking at 150k for the excavation, foundation and shell here, in the midwest, for 1700 sqft. Well not worried about, since I am in an area where you only need to drill 30-40 ft to hit water. That'll be cheap at around 3-4k to get that all setup. I have a total budget for turnkey and ready to move in at 220k, and i have no doubt I can do this. I mean it amazes me how companies charge for stuff. Drywall installers making 70% LABOR vs 30% cost. Uh, no. I'll spent a couple of thousands of dollars, install it myself, and be done with it. Insulation too. Got lots of that on clearance too. House will be worth at least 400k when I am done, and keep appreciating. Half cost to build, worth double the amount on finish. A few years ago I built a 1,000sqft cabin using the same methods. I got quotes and it was estimated total cost would be 150k. I actually built it myself, and it passed inspections and completely code compliant. Total cost? 55k. Amazing what you can achieve when you do most of the work and prepare and buy things that go on clearance.

There is horizontal rebar throughout the whole wall.

"Let me tell you this, the older you do get the more rules they're gonna try to get you to follow. You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N." - Matthew McConaughey

It's like trying to time the stock market. Good luck with that. They'll be fine.

Your house is 1,700 sq ft bigger than ours. This is the current cost of rough hvac plus furnace. does not include air condition unit. We are also not heating and cooling the basement at the moment. We plan on putting heated floors in the basement to provide a heat source.

"Supposed to"? That's up to the builder/home owner. I'd rather have professional window installers do the work. In this case, the windows were delayed and the home owners had to do it themselves, long after the framers were gone.

Yes forsure!! Definitely learned some hard lessons, but could’ve been a lot worse 😅

Hi, this is in Michigan. close

@@FarisandLisa congrats 👏 and thanks for ur reply

What area of Michigan? And builder?

We are more in the $175-$200/per sqft range. We are the GC so no extra cost there. We will see once it is complete.

People say that about anything. Roofing comes to mind for me, but I hated doing floors. Hours on my hands and knees, and working with mortar for the tiled areas I wish I had subbed it out.

Based on your last comment, your house is 1,700 sq ft bigger than ours. Go watch our window video. Our walkout basement does not include weather shield windows. We saved a lot using sliding doors that were on clearance. $17K doesn't sound like that big of a difference considering your house is much bigger than ours and we shopped around.

Yeah their prices don't add up I just built a home 3400 square foot Colonial 2 years ago in Michigan cost me 700k my lot was 130k.

I have a land an a rural area and I have small HOA . You still can have a land and be on a subdivision

We were wondering the same thing

Hahah I’m sorry I wish we did! 😆

@@FarisandLisa no problema we wish all humans maybe have a great life and fulfilling they dreams. Be blessed

Hi Matt, yes we are.

We got multiple quotes and they were all within a couple hundred of each other. It’s the going rate in our are unfortunately

There's a reason HOAs exist and part of it is so your neighbour doesn't build some ramshackle POS out of twigs and chewing gum, which devalues the surrounding homes.

We explained that we already have a dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. Our range will be around $3k and our fridge around $2K. We also take our time to shop around. Find units that may have small imperfections. We are not buying off the shelf at HomeDepot.

Will start a family soon and have lots of time to entertain family and friends 😜

Why do you care? Having a large house is awesome. You should see all the junk I've collected in mine over the last 20 years.

Rip they also have HOA

😂 when did we say Chicago?

@@deesmith8576lol

U scared of Chicago bro

they said michigan

KZfaq! 😂

@@antonbriggs5680 lol, I guess so now....

Haha definitely not from KZfaq. 😂 Even though we love your support we don't make much off of it yet. Chris, we are taking a loan out on this build. Yes, 100k is a big number, but we will not realize that difference all in one lump. It will be spread out over our loan terms. Also, like we said in the video, we believe it will be a good investment. We both work full-time outside of KZfaq :)

@@FarisandLisa cant wait....as I am sure, you as well lol.......to see it all finished :)

Some of those predictions seem low to me… I’d definitely anticipate another $100k more like you said at the end of the video. Looks great tho!