Hello friends! I recently purchased a building lot in Roatan and I am planning to move in April of 2021. I met a couple of local builders who are building large and beautiful homes. They told me they would charge $90 and $100 per SF. However, a local friend also told me that most "builders" are really not much involved in the actual construction of the house but just visit a couple of times a week to see how everything is going. He said that the "Maestro de obra" is the actual builder and I should hire one and build it myself. a "Maestro de obra" is the "foreman" or the actual person in charge of the construction. he hires the workers and oversees the entire constructions of the home. This way you can save a substantial amount. More so, if you purchase the materials in la ceiba and have it transported to the building site.
I will be looking into this once I arrive in Roatan, I will be on site every day if I can until its built!
any thoughts? any experiences while building? what's best and what is not recommended to do?
Thank you!