Slater Young: An Engineer’s View On Buying and Building A House

Which is better? Slater Young marks pros and cons in buying and building a house as a legit engineer.

SLATER YOUNG – Former actor and engineer Slater Young has these tips and thoughts to ponder in buying and building a house.

2012 winner of “Pinoy Big Brother” is Slater Young. He modelled and formerly tried acting but for only a short time. He is now focused in being an engineer and his business aside from being a husband and a family. He is married to lifestyle blogger and influencer Kryz Uy.

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As a professional engineer, it is no wonder if they got the best designs and materials for their luxurious glass mansion in Cebu. Their Skypod gives off a cabin-like vibe in concrete, wood, and metal fixtures with touches of gold accents and greenery.

Their mansion is aesthetically beautiful with the generous view of the mountains above them and of the city belowe them. It generally has neutral shades in its walls which is pleasing to the eyes.

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Now, in terms of building a house, one professional we can seek for some advice is an engineer like Slater and in his recent vlog, he talked about the pros and cons on both buying and building a house. Which is better between the two?

Here’s a breakdown when buying a house:

  • It is easier to stick with your budget but more expensive than building.
  • Typically faster to be completed.
  • What you see is what you get, thus, lesser stress about the details.
  • Having the house outright can let you and experience before you can decide to have it.
  • Less risky than buying and “pretty goon when it comes to quality control”.

And here’s when you decide to build one:

  • It is cheaper but you can’t really stick with your allotted amount due to some changes of ideas and decisions. Unforeseen things can likely lead to overbudgetting.
  • When buying you got a lot of things to do such as permits and planning before you can outrighly starts the building process.
  • Since you started from scratch, constructing needs coordination which causes delays and start a conflict.
  • Requires a lot of decision-making but you can definitely customize certain areas.
  • Prone to revisions which is can cost you another separate amount.
  • Risky to the point of having more potential mistake amid construction.

There are a lot of factors that Slater has discussed which is helpful to a lot of people such as newly-married couple or those people that its their first time to be in that field. In his video, many people commended and grateful for his content.

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