[cyclotic]

So, you show up on your property and see some guy building a house. Not the house you wanted, designed or paid for.

You could make him tear it down and start over on the right property.

Or you could make an offer that gets the builder out of his problem. By making that offer, you just bought a house that you may or may not be ready or able to afford.

So you’re honestly trying to tell me that you would go $250,000 in debt to keep some guy from being mad at you or you’d expect that guy to burn your house down. I’ve heard some weird stuff before but dude, you’re nuts.

[kiryandil]

Who said the house was $250,000?

Spring for the materials and figure his time at $20 an hour.

Everybody is happy, though the builder will only be half as happy as he may have been.

So you’re honestly trying to tell me that you would go $250,000 in debt to keep some guy from being mad at you or you’d expect that guy to burn your house down. I’ve heard some weird stuff before but dude, you’re nuts.

This is the "so" tell for cognitive dissonance.

You wanted the house anyway, don't tempt Providence. She can bite back sometimes.