112. Building a Custom Home on Family Property: Joanne’s Story

When Joanne decided to tear down her family's lakefront cottage and rebuild on the same lot, she knew building a custom home on a small, waterfront lot was going to be anything but simple. So she joined BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ because she knew there would be a lot to think through before breaking ground.

In this episode she covers:

• Why she chose to tear down instead of renovate
• Permitting and building on a lakefront lot
• Designing vertically on a small footprint while planning for aging in place
• Staying within 5–10% of budget by negotiating and shopping vendors
• Catching a framing error mid-build — and why being on-site matters
• How an email trail saved her when a contractor "forgot" a conversation
• What she wishes she'd done sooner
• The emotional side of seeing finishes for the first time
• How BEFORE YOU BUILD℠ helped her walk in prepared and confident

Joanne's story is proof that the right preparation changes everything.

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(and see Joanne's beautiful lake house in the show notes)

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