[Ellendra]

actually building a house is a mysterious process that is mostly left to professionals.

I'm kind of getting stuck on this phrase. There's a gazillion books out there that'll walk you through it, step by step. I'm in the process of getting the permits in order to build my own house, and I'm finding the government red tape more baffling than the building process.

[decimon]

I'm in the process of getting the permits in order to build my own house, and I'm finding the government red tape more baffling than the building process.

I don't doubt it. Just closing on a house is a legal circus so building one must be a real trip.