[dadspet]

We have an Amarillo Ranch (new 9 months ago) and have looked a little at the Bougainvillea Designer models wondering what the difference was. A few of the things we noticed were:


Price
1.Your in a Designer area vs a Ranch Area?
2. You get a little better landscaping (but not much)?
3. Some of the appliances seemed upgraded ( Side by side ref vs Top freezer, didn't notice anything else but there may be something)
4.Fans and Blinds I think (worth about $1000 to $1500)
5.There may be one or two other things

but then again you can find differences in most Amarillo Ranchs Like:

1> Hip roofs
2> larger / corner / view lots
3.>Front fence and patio
4>His and her closets in master bath
5> Golf cart garage
6> Cabinets
7. Larger rear patio (excuse me Lanni )
8. Florida Room
9. Outside color combinations
10.Heating AC in garage (at expense of Closet space and garage space)
11.Offset guest bedrooms - giving a larger wall in the family room but adding a door in the guest bedroom to the Patio (blocking one wall in patio)
12.Different cabinets (white, off white, maple, etc) Some with and some without knobs BTW

I 'm sure there are several difference you can get in either model I missed

I would guess the above are the same options in Bougainvillea Designer models .
When I say options I really mean how the builder happen to build that particular house - they tend to have a variety of things that they build or add different in each house to give people
a choice and not have them all look exactly the same.
I think you need to consider each and every one of these little things and decide what they are worth or not worth to you. I understand the Villages now gives you the option on some or all of the above but those options were their before in already built houses.