[asianthree]

OP many if not most are posting to buy preowned, or not travel to the new area, because for some it is frightening to not have retail, grocery, DOCTOR, or restaurant within minutes of their house.

We started in 2007 one block over from LSL, then 10 minutes to LSL, then 20 minutes to LSL. Then 17 minutes to LSL. Between the 6’s with every possible retail, grocery, restaurant and a multitude of medical offices. We kept moving farther away from those brick and mortar. A preowned is nice, but neighbors my parents age and then some, wasn’t our ideal areas.

We now are south of 44, we can get to restaurants, grocery, shopping, and medical, within 10 minutes or less.

South has safe and beautiful walking paths, great restaurants outside of the bubble, Kroger trucks are in our neighborhood daily (free delivery), but we do have 2 grocery within 7 minutes, and much younger neighbors.
We moved south to get away from the retail, and congestion traffic in the north. We only see a physician once a year, so honestly unless you are in extremely poor health, or your parents age, why the need to live so close.

We built this last house, needed 4/3, wanted a view, with at least 750sf garage storage space is top of the list. We have never Paid off a bond, and no plans to pay this one. (Our investments are far greater than bond payments).

Pick your lot, build the house that fits you, and most likely your neighbors will be close to your age, bonding because everyone is new.