Three Carolinians switched careers to build dream homes
Raleigh, NC - One was an engineer on nuclear research for the government. Another was a seller of life insurance, hated his job. A third has made his living selling computer systems in eastern North Carolina.
But Mike Young, Charles “Woody” Teague and Jon Rufty switched on all the dreams of career building for a living - costly dream houses for other people to a height of $ 2 million or more.
“This is not because I did not enjoy engineering, but this is not a day passes that I do not have to lift the morning and wish that there was a little more hours per day, “said Young.
“I can not say that I felt the same way on nuclear technology”.
The three, whose formation was influenced changes by summer construction jobs, if they were young men are the capital’s largest custom-boom in the construction of homes in the triangle of history .
Home building has taken place here at a record speed since 1996, and the market for villas with rarified film and multi-car garage exploded.
Five years ago, only 17 houses were built, which cost $ 500000 or more, depending on market opportunities Research Enterprises, a Rocky Mount company that tracks housing trends in the triangle. But in the 12 months ending June 30, 119 dwellings were built in the same price category, 700 percent.
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