I'm beginning to understand why someone would undertake the gargantuan task of building their own home. You know everything that's been done and everything is done RIGHT. After a few minor and some major repairs to our current dwelling, it dawns on me how much we're at the mercy of those that have preceeded us. And as it turns out, some of them were not smart, just not smart at all. Or broke, or both. Either way, we're having to fix a lot of their 'fixes', much to our aggravation and exasperation.
Having said all that. It's still better than renting.