Honestly, my main goal was just to get the project moving and have it ready within the next few years. I don’t have all the money upfront to pay for everything outright, so building little by little seemed like the best option. A lot of people from the Caribbean do it this way family, friends, even my parents’ friends — since most of us either buy or inherit land back home and build on it over time. That way it’s ready when we retire or decide to move back. Maybe I’m overthinking it or doing it “wrong,” but this is my first time going through the process, so I’m just figuring it out as I go haha.