On Dec 29, 1:50*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:03:49 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."

wrote:
We are thinking about using this downturn in the housing market to build
a new home, and acting as our own General Contractor. *Has anyone in the
group done this and do they have any words of advice?

At present, you can buy an existing house for less than you can build
it.

So? That has little to do with why a person would want to build their
own house as opposed to owning someone elses ideas about what you
want. Now tell us all, what do you know about the housing market in
Atlanta?