>friend tells me americans build houses out of paper and toothpicks then pay half a million dollars for them>obviously he's joking, have a laugh>look it up later>it's realDo you "people" seriously do this? Use flimsy twigs and literal fucking paper to build your dwellings?
They're building an HOA subdivision near where I work, it's all OSB and foil foam board, lol
>>2964764Do Americans know that bricks and concrete exist?
>>2964769Sure. That half million you need to spend on a house just turned into 1.5 million. You're welcome.
>>2964759>pay half a million dollars for themthen pay 6% interest and 10% of the cost for insurance and 3% of the value in property tax
>>2964790forgot my pic
>>2964769Americans outsource building houses to the lowest bidder.
>>2964759It's the cheapest and fastest way of making the biggest house possible because most people are retarded and don't care about structural integrity. My house was made using ICF and it's perfect, plus the insurance is low because it's basically an above ground bunker with 1 foot+ of insulation everywhere. The only downside is that I need a hammer drill to even hang a picture frame, but that's about it.
>>2964781you got scammed and fell for it, you are welcome
>>2964781Don’t worry, we have a plan to fix it.It’s called the 50 year mortgage.I think, though, the houses won’t last 50 years.
