Acting as my own GC for a build. Any pro tips?

[y4m4]

There's a reason gc's make 10% it's a pain in the ass and if you're not doing at least one subs job or the partial build as above I would advise against it.

A good general contractor will have a list of trusted, reliable, quality sub-contractors. DIY GCs typically don't have this network. It can make finishing your project very frustrating, expensive, and time consuming.

ETA: sub-contractors are likely to charge you more since it is a one-off job. One benefit of having a network or frequently used sub-contractors is getting a "good price" on work based on volume. So that 10% "more" you pay to a GC is likely going to be very similar to what you will pay individual sub-contractors.

[Colorado Fatboy]

A good general contractor will have a list of trusted, reliable, quality sub-contractors. DIY GCs typically don't have this network. It can make finishing your project very frustrating, expensive, and time consuming.

ETA: sub-contractors are likely to charge you more since it is a one-off job. One benefit of having a network or frequently used sub-contractors is getting a "good price" on work based on volume. So that 10% "more" you pay to a GC is likely going to be very similar to what you will pay individual sub-contractors.

This is very true. When I built my house in 2005 I was working in a trade for several years on residential construction sites so I knew a lot of people and got good prices and work done in a timely manner.

Also the job I was working was very flexible. I could set my own hours as long as the work got done. You will have to be available during the day for meetings with subs etc. and be able tied to a phone otherwise.

I owned the land and got a construction loan, IIRC since I owned the land that was enough that I didn't have to put anything down. Your construction loan is converted to a mortgage once you are done. If you don't get done in a timely manner the interest will eat up any savings of doing it yourself. I took just under six months to build, ended up hiring more subs than originally planned but it still saved me a bunch. I saved over $40,000 based on appraisal value and what I had into it.