Hi Howard,
This is my first response!
My husband and I purchased our home in Bonita on January 30 - and we were offered the option to customize. Here are a few things we learned:
1. What you are allowed to customize is dependent on the model of home you choose; it is also dependent on your lot. For example our lot was about 6" too narrow to accommodate a golf cart garage.
2. There is a customization worksheet that gets submitted for pricing. This worksheet lists all the possible choices for your model of home.
3. With your agent you go from model home to model home (right now they are all in Hadley) to see your choices. For example, we selected the cabinets from the Bridgeport, the tile from the Gardenia, the counters from a Bougainvillea and the exterior color and lighting package from one of the Lanatanas.
4. If a home already in the works has your exterior color choice, you will need to choose an alternate.
5. It is definitely the way to go if you want new and you want it "your way." On the other hand there are some real bargains in neighborhoods they are finishing.
Hope this helps,
Kate
