▲ 450 r/Homebuilding
1.5 acres $29k - very excited
Next step is septic system, leech field, and dirt work.
u/FroznAlskn — 16 days ago
Siberian larch?
I found these baby trees in Fairbanks Alaska underneath a massive ~75’ tall tree that has needles that turn golden yellow in the fall then fall off. The babies survived a -50F winter so I thought I’d pull some up and plant them in my yard to see if they will survive. I don’t think they are tamarack because the parent tree seems way larger, and I don’t think it’s a native tree species. Any identification and tips to help them survive will be appreciated! (The cup they are in is very temporary, and the roots are wrapped in wet paper towel right now)
Thank you!
u/FroznAlskn — 18 days ago
▲ 68 r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer
Vent on everyone pressuring me to spend more than I’m willing
My husband and I are in the process of planning a build for summer 2027 or 2028. We have purchased the land already and are aggressively paying it down. We have all the quotes from the builder and everything is basically set in place.
I am not willing to take a loan out for more than $300k and ideally closer to $250k and we are only building a small 800 sq foot cabin (basically an accessory dwelling unit). This will be our forever home.
Our combined household income is $180k/year and everyone from our parents, to siblings, to realtors, to the builders all keep pressuring us to build a larger, more expensive house.
We don’t want to though because we don’t want to pay the extra cost in taxes, mortgage, insurance, heating, utilities, maintenance, or air conditioning. We also don’t want to clean a bigger house. We have been living in a 500 sqft place for the last 5 years and haven’t had an issue with it, and we would rather put any extra money into retirement accounts so that we might retire earlier
Anyway, I just wanted to vent. Thanks.
Edit: since everyone is asking, no, I will not be having children. I’m 40 and my tubes are tied.
Once we can’t live in it anymore due to not being able to take care of ourselves or die in it, it will be inherited by my niece who can either sell it or rent it out. It will be 3 miles away from the local university (an accredited institution that is a land, space, and sea grant institute) in a very desirable neighborhood with covenants that allow a second home to be built on the 1.5 acre lot. The lot is surrounded by walking and hiking trails, with beautiful mixed birch and spruce forest facing south, in a neighborhood with mixed families ranging from university students, to young parents with children, to multigenerational housing units where grandparents live. The university owns the land south of the lot which is completely forested and used for arctic studies. Affordable lots in this area are almost nonexistent at this point and will definitely be completely gone in the next 20 years.
I don’t need to sell it in my lifetime as I feel like I will love living there and never leave unless I have to, but I figured it would be a nice little perk for my niece to inherit.
u/FroznAlskn — 26 days ago
▲ 30 r/IndianCountry
ILLEGAL ALIENS
This isn’t my typical type of music I usually like, but as an Alaskan Native, I feel the message
u/FroznAlskn — 1 month ago
▲ 19 r/REBubble
The house listed in the picture I posted is super common in my area. People bought during the pandemic, sat in the house for a couple of years, did no repairs, maintenance, or renovations, then somehow expect someone to purchase it for $100k more.
I see these houses having price drop after price drop, being taken off the market then put back on the market.
I’ve been looking for a house since 2021 so I’m pretty familiar with most of these houses popping up but I refuse to purchase at that large of a markup.
Why would I purchase an overpriced house that needs repairs (this one has a 20 year old steel septic tank) when I can just build one instead? I ended up deciding to do just that. Land is purchased already and the house will be put up in 2028, and I won’t have to worry about maintenance for a long while and I get exactly what I want.
u/FroznAlskn — 1 month ago