Whats the cost of building a custom home?

[Vertnut]

What do they look for in soil samples? We're planning on buying land with the idea to build later on and I heard of soil samples being needed before... I don't know if that means that if it's certain types of soil that it's not recommended to build or what or you won't be able to get a construction loan or if the house will fall into a sink hole...

They take a core sample of the soil, then you can submit it to the engineer who will figure out what the slab needs to be stable. Sometimes they require piers, wider beams, more cables or steel, etc.

[FATHERFORD]

They take a core sample of the soil, then you can submit it to the engineer who will figure out what the slab needs to be stable. Sometimes they require piers, wider beams, more cables or steel, etc.

Yep, they have two take two samples, and it(at least for my parents) take 2 weeks to process.

I can't remember the cost. I want to say it was a grand or so. Could be way off on that.

The builder is working with my parents/I and helping us do some of the work so he doesn't charge us his 10% fee.