CSPAN - Washington Journal Open Phones
Aired: 2025-04-25
Duration: 00:57

[00:00:00]  I built my own house on a $10,000 one acre lot and I don't even see another house.
[00:00:06]  I see oak trees and the Pacific Ocean and I recommend people investigate building their own house because it's really easy.
[00:00:16]  And I since I did that the year of the first Iraq war in 1989, I have not had a mortgage for thirty years and that allowed me to save my 401k up and have a nice retirement.
[00:00:30]  But a hammer is pretty easy to use and a saw and it's just a standard ranch, two bedroom, two bath, a living room.
[00:00:38]  You know, it's a 1,400 square foot house.
[00:00:42]  And I feel very fortunate.
[00:00:45]  And I wished I this is a a moment of hope for other people.
[00:00:49]  I hope that somebody can hear me and think about, yeah, I could buy a hammer and a plan and build my own house.