No cash-strapped self builder ever wants to hear this, but project managing yourself is not ideal. Sometimes people have no option because they have no money, so they have to play the roles of client, designer, project manager and even occasionally builder.
Always avoid rushing headlong into the build stage. The essence of project managing your own build is to take the time to prepare properly. Time spent in preparation isn't going to be wasted. Expert estimates suggest spending as long in the planning as actually in the construction of your property. That's a sensible rule to use.
The great danger of project managing your own build is that it takes you away from your role as client, and the role of client is about making thousands of decisions about the project, and more importantly it's about being able to stand back and take a long view of the project without being intrinsically involved in the building process.
