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[khay]

He built a home for himself in California.

What does this mean?
Did he build the house? Did he have it built? Or maybe he bought a house and made it his home?

[Mister Micawber]

It can be interpreted variously:

He himself constructed his house.
He hired carpenters to constuct his house.
He developed a satisfying environment (friends, activities, pleasures).

I would opt for the first as the most probable, given the lack of context.