If this is going to be your primary home I would consider moving up and renting while the house is being built so you can handle the many little hiccups that will occur.

Definitely hire a local engineer first to determine where on the lot your home can be built, where the replacement septic will be located, etc. You may have 10 acres with 9.5 considered protected wetland. Do this before you contact a builder.

Subscribe to the Barton Chronicle. They have old fashion advertisements for building services. They also have online subscriptions. My best friend owns a pine mill in Irasburg on the other side of the mountain if you are looking for custom beams and lumber. Highly recommend Piette Lumber.

Thank you for the connection!

Check out Kens Karpentry in Lyndonville. Yes, he builds garages but he also builds homes. And, he has a fantastic YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@kenskarpentry/videos

Thanks so much for your help, friend! I will give them a call.

Thanks for your opinion, love. Have a great night :)

NY state sends more tax money to NYC than NYC contributes to NY state.

The LAN party? What a bunch of nerds. (Jk)

Based on your soft ass replies, you're not gonna do well here.

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>uses clearly defined legal process to acquire vehicle registration

LOOPHOLELOOPHOLE

I’d been wondering why so many green-plated vehicles are driven as if by NYrs…now I know.

Burn the bridges! Seal the borders!! 😊

Hahahaha!!

Nah, you don't understand the staggering number of mopeds and such that get plates this way. I'm sure it brings in okay money to the state

Yes I am 😘

Ok, you’re entitled to your opinion :)

Lol I was being pretty tame but since you’re gonna be like that - I don’t need to know anything about your families background to know that you’re just like everyone else coming here to ruin our real estate for your own good under the guise of wanting to live the VT life all the while not wanting to abide by the facts of life in VT (like not being able to get someone to be at your beck and call to build a house in this current economical/supply chain/manual labor climate).

FWIW I’m really not a VT NIMBY/gatekeeper but your post really rubs me the wrong way and makes me not want to have you as my neighbor.

Totally open to that as well, but prefer to build to stay close to our family.

If you have any connections you recommend, please let me know.

No I don’t. And I shouldn’t be mean because of it so sorry for that. Also u said florida in ur post not california…But my points are valid to an extent.

Plenty of homes in VT that can be refurbished, might be a better option than waiting on a builder. Imo better for preserving the state too.

Cheaper property taxes since new York has the city taking care of a good portion of the tax burden. Basically like living in Vermont just a lot cheaper.

Thank you for the tip! Will look into it, definitely.

I'm glad you own the land, but that is no guarantee you will be able to build on it. Most towns, and certainly the state, have restrictions or conditions on what you can build and where.

I suggest calling the town planning/zoning person and asking for guidance. It can be a minefield. (I heard about a man in Chittenden County who built a house with a corner in a wetland. He was forced to tear it down and restore the area. Vermont does not screw around.)

Woo! Good luck to you! :)

Please don’t take your annoyances out on me. You have no idea my history or of any others’ trying to move into the state.