The answer is ... PERTH! And as Brian Burke Homes points out, the ex-premier is not connected with the company, but it may have helped some people guess correctly! See the full amazing project: See our latest challenge: [Where in the world is this house?[(https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/where-in-the-world-is-this-house-dsvw-vd~3007223)

I won't be able to help you on recommendations for Brisbane, i can however put my 2 cents in on narrowing down a good builder, especially for custom homes. The first good thing if you're getting a custom home built is you get to pick the budget, customisation the material quality and more. I'd say the first thing is you want a trustworthy company, so looking at their reviews and feedback is always good, plus it's something you can do yourself. Another point to take in consideration is how they communicate, is it clear and streamlined ? you want to make sure there's no information they're hiding from you, so make sure you ask as many questions as you can so that you get the whole picture. A good reputable company will give it to you straight. They should be your only point of communication, if they're telling you to talk to their architects and all that then there's your first red flag. You're essentially paying them to do the job, you shouldn't have to do it for them. You tell the builder what you want, then they separate things into tasks, and delegate it to the right sector, so there's less room for error. Another good sign that you're in the right hands is how many custom homes they've built. You always want to go for a well known company as they will have good connections with suppliers, which means they will most likely be able to get what you need for a discounted price as they would buy things in bulk if they build plenty of houses, which means savings for you. A reputable custom home building company will have access to good subcontractors in your area, so there should be no messing around and time wasted on that matter, which will also help on the time management of the project. In your case you already have a block of land but otherwise a good custom builder would also help you narrow down a location for your budget if you're unsure, and then they'd determine the good and the bad of the desired location. Once all of that is done, they would then get all of the permits sorted to make sure it's all done legally and the whole project flows. One other thing, a good builder knows what they have inventory-wise. they should never go on and then tell you half way through that they ran out of something or that they thought they had it. Once the project is completed, they should give you a tour and not just hand you the keys and call it a day! As i said, they have to be a well established company, because with that comes experience. The above is just some of the key points, but hopefully this article will help the next person!

Hi guys... Congrats on getting started! My tip is take lots of pics! There are a couple of things available depending on the emphasis... For pics with lots of notes with the notes being the priority I use Evernote. Has great plugin allowing you to clip pics straight from a website, make voice notes, video, pics, reminders, share, email, print etc and organize them into notebooks. I use it extensively for each project but it is more utility. For a journal style app with pics as the priority 'collect', 'momento' and 'day one' at the app store are pretty good... For a pic collection only that plays very well on ipad etc I use Portfolio Cheers

Hi Rai Au, It could be a legal mine field but if everything is in writing: all the comments and thought raised above: put 'em all down on a big sheet of paper and way up the pros and cons. I used to work in display home (A job I loved actually) I did not find anything awful happening, the home was privately owned at that stage and it was pristine when handed over at the end of 18 months or so. I think al song as all the "what if's" have been thought thru and notated, signed off on by all parties it should be fine. Good Luck Margot PS is this the house you were looking for layout ideas here on Houzz a month or so ago? If so what plan have you got to? Do you still need some help or another eye to look over it?