Aug 3, 2026 · 15 min · 4 segments
Should you build or buy your first home? Dave breaks down the home-building process from start to finish, sharing what first-time buyers need to know to avoid costly mistakes and make one of the…
Dave RamseyHostCo-HostHostCo-HostHostI mean, barndominiums look so-
Not at all, not at all.
It all makes sense
...
so cool when you're scrolling on Instagram, and then when somebody pulls apart all the little pieces it's like, "Oh, okay.
Okay."
Yeah.
And I-
Not as glamorous
...
this is me.
I can be sometimes my wife says I'm way too risky on some things and too risk-averse on others.
I would wanna see that, that business have a couple more years of oomph to it before-
Mm
...
I leveraged on a brand new build.
'Cause I would hate for y'all to have-
Yeah
... planned, 'cause the temptation's gonna be it doubles every year, and if you're on track to hit 160 this year-
Mm
... 'cause you hit 80 last year, it's gonna be re- it would take an, a, an act of God's worth of discipline to say, "We're not gonna go ahead and pretend you're gonna make, you know, 320 next year."
All right? I would love to y'all have-
I mean, barndominiums look so-
Not at all, not at all.
It all makes sense
...
so cool when you're scrolling on Instagram, and then when somebody pulls apart all the little pieces it's like, "Oh, okay.
Okay."
Yeah.
And I-
Not as glamorous
...
this is me.
I can be sometimes my wife says I'm way too risky on some things and too risk-averse on others.
I would wanna see that, that business have a couple more years of oomph to it before-
Mm
...
I leveraged on a brand new build.
'Cause I would hate for y'all to have-
Yeah
... planned, 'cause the temptation's gonna be it doubles every year, and if you're on track to hit 160 this year-
Mm
... 'cause you hit 80 last year, it's gonna be re- it would take an, a, an act of God's worth of discipline to say, "We're not gonna go ahead and pretend you're gonna make, you know, 320 next year."
All right? I would love to y'all have-
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