I recently got my site plan to start building. It looked good to me so I gave it out to my contractors. My concrete guy recommended I have a surveyor mark out my corners of the lot and the corners of the house. But when I gave them the site plan he noticed an issue in the measurements from the architect. The overall distance looks like 61.26’ but it’s not. It’s only 55.86’. So we lost just over 5’ . Which put us at 6’ and 5.5 ft on each side of the house. Instead of 9 and 10 ft. We were close. Because city requires 5 ft on each side. I could have had to redo my whole house plans! I don’t think I could have caught this because I didn’t know where the lot pins were. Take a look at the pictures and see if you can tell where the architect messed up.

Not kidding... this is a monster of a house... Did a quick 4 min video about it for you! It get's the job done. What do you think I should do with it?

Hey guys, I thought I would share some positivity tonight. After my local bank got bought out by another bank, and this being my first build, my finance got shut down for my new build. I was going to fund my new build with my equity from a rental. Talked to another bank, but they wanted sooooo much info. I also never did get a response back after I asked him if they would lend being my first build. So I tried a local HML that funds a lot of local flip homes for investors. I’ve heard great things about them so I decided to send over my info to him. In less than 12 hours he approved me! And best of all. He’s funding the entire build cost. Not including the land. Which I’ve already purchased for 11k. Breaking ground the end of the month. But rates are definitely high. But I think this year I am going to be okay with that. This will be my learning to build year. Will I make money? Sure. Not much. But I think I will enjoy building over flips for real and flips to rent. I’m just so over these old homes guys. And contractors hate old homes too.

So I'm curious if any of you investors had issues with a local bank financing your first build? Even with 25% down were you able to get financing pretty easily? My worry is banks will be scared to finance something like this for a first time builder. Am I overthinking it or can someone give me some advice on what to say and what not to say.

Hey B2R family--> it’s been a few months, so I wanted to share a transparent update. Long post🤷‍♀️ The last quarter was a different kind of grind. Progress didn’t always look flashy, but the work never stopped. Quick highlights: - Continued building relationships with potential lenders - Strengthened my backup bench of subs (because Juan was right — always have contingencies) - Kept learning and revisiting Juan’s recordings to sharpen my understanding of materials, scope, and the actual build process On the lot side: The initial survey completed before closing was missing critical details around easements and setbacks (lesson learned). It took another month, multiple follow-ups, and Juan stepping in to apply pressure before we got a corrected survey. Three days before Thanksgiving, we finally sent it to the architect. Since then, we realized the lot layout (wider vs. narrow) may require plan modifications — possibly new plans altogether. No biggie, just potentially more cost. With the holidays, delays were expected… but yes, still waiting. While waiting, I stayed in motion. No stone unturned on lending options, team-building, and preparation. If I’m honest, if it weren’t for B2R, I probably would have thrown in the towel. This group has been the reminder to pause, recalibrate, and keep going. On the ops side: What was a long term rental is now transitioning to Airbnb or mid-term rental, so it’s been deep cleaning, minor repairs, marketing, and tenant vetting. Getting to the 1st permit may test patience, but adaptability builds portfolios 😉 If anyone: - Is looking for an Airbnb in a modern retreat area, or - Needs a 30–90 day unfurnished mid-term rental with all utilities included, Feel free to reach out. Or, reach out just to laugh, vent about funding and permits, or talk through your Q1 2026 build goals. 2025 didn’t deliver my second duplex, but 2026 will. My theme this year: overthinking the positives — because I’m certain I’m winning.