Is it cheaper to buy undeveloped land and build a house on it, or to just buy an existing house...

depends.

here in rural ontario where you can get maybe 20-50ac for around 1k/ac, but it's possible to get to 100 grand in development cost before you even start building.

where I looked into buying land, you need a driveway with culvert, electrical hookup, drilled well, and a septic tank before you even think about building. All of those have their own inspectors and permits at cost to you. permit fees are through the roof, and have fun with property tax if your land is bigger than a couple acres with a house on it. (ontario)

I'm gravitating more towards buying a cottage so at least I can rent it out for the summer.

Where I live you can buy a house for less than a third the cost of building.

Lot and house for $80,000 versus lot for $30,000 and pay builder $160,000 for the structure

>There are people that don't already have a blowjob room
Smh

Word.

Depends. If you buy a modular home, you can probably get a 10% discount, but it'll take longer and you'll have to pay for permits.

Mobile homes are pretty cheap, but they'll be hard to sell in the long run.

Cheaper to buy an already built house. The costs to run new water and electric to the property can be fucking insane.

Existing house.

Used is cheaper than new.

no, it's a liability

How?

literally

literally

depends