[Lil Dancer]

Originally Posted by SteveFromNY

I don't think the "base" price ever went that high. By base, I am talking about the home with absolutely no upgrades. I don't think TV builds a home with NO upgrades, so it could be the realtor was discussing the homes available at a base of $250. Our realtor told us to look at the base and add 20% for the upgrades people want. Remember, extra electric and cable outlets, blinds, beveled edges on formica countertops, appliance upgrades, the triple width door, the ceiling fan outlets, the ceiling fans, the landscaping, etc, etc. My house, which is modest by almost any measure when compared against other designers, had 4 pages of "extras" that totaled $40K. Most of these items seemed pretty basic to me.
So maybe we are talking about the same thing - or maybe I'm just wrong altogether and I missed a 25% temporary rise in prices during 2006. I didn't think it went that high but if it did, I'm sure glad I did miss it since that means its down rather than flat as I thought.

You're right about the upgrades. We're probably talking about the same thing. I imagine the homes at $237 don't have much. From the picture I could see they didn't have the beveled edges on the countertops to start with. Still, you could add and upgrade as you go along. Its a pretty good deal if someone wants to get in on the base floor with a gardenia.