We picked out a lot in July and had a house built for us. The combination of picking out the exact lot (golf course front with minimal threat of broken windows plus proximity to rec centers and shopping) plus a house that met our specifications almost to a T plus an unbelievable price convinces us that we did the right thing.
Yes, there were a few sleepless nights driven by the fact that our house was not yet even on the market and months away from even being ready to put on the market. However, in looking at houses like ours that are on the TV web site for a lot more money than we paid back in July that don't meet all of the location issues that ours does, we still look at each other and say, absolutely we made the right decision. Had we waited 20 minutes, the lot would have been sold to someone else. Would there have been another situation where the stars were so perfectly alligned? Possibly, but I'm glad we did not count on it.
Of course this is easier to say as we await an offer on our house after the third visit by our prospective buyers.
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