Thanks. While I was looking for this book on Amazon, I saw "Your New
House: The Alert Consumer's Guide to Buying and Building a Quality Home"
by Alan and Denise Fields. I'll buy both books.

Our other option is remodeling. My wife thinks the kitchen is small which
I don't understand. We were a family of five and my yougest left us last
August to start her college. Now there are just 2 of us. I think she just
need a change to keep her mind off of her freshman baby. So, we are
studying all 3 options of remodeling, buying, and building. I am for
remodeling. Of course just talking about these options does a wonderful
job of keeping her mind busy

Along these lines, I was wondering how (average) people afford to build.
Assuming that one is already paying rent/mortgage (cause you gotta live
somewhere while your house is being built), how does one afford to buy land
and pay for the new house?? My best guess right now is big savings account?

--Jodi