Why?

Since we got married, we have been living in a 2 bedroom townhome in the Galleria area. With 2 kids, we were quickly running out of room and like many folks, yerned for a full blown house. Judith will not live in the burbs and wanted something with character and a yard for the kids. I wanted something with investment potential and a garage. We figured we would go for a fixer-upper in town to meet our budget but living in a townhome while making renovations made us realize renovating with young children may not be the best thing. I began researching the possibility of building a house through books and local courses and while attending a Home and Garden Show at Reliant, ran accross Owner Builder Network. I attended some of their presentations, classes and met with representatives that made it seem doable. Here we are, trying to make this great undertaking happen.