Bill, I gotta correct you here (that doesn't happen often
. Except I really don't know all the facts, so maybe you will correct me. And that's ok.
New construction bonds depend on the type of home - not sure if this has changed south of 466A, but north of 466A, depends on the CDD - in the newest one (#9)? I think the bond for new designers is around $22,000, and I think the Cottages bond might be the same. This is actually based on the density of the neighborhood, not individual lot sizes. i.e., all CYVs in the same district have the same bond, all Cottage homes in the same district have the same bond, etc.
Bond for patio homes and CYVs is a lot less, maybe around $13,000?
If the poster is asking about bonds for homes in the $180-190,000 price range, then he/she is probably looking at CYVs or Cottages, but there are some smaller designers that might fit that price range, at least at closeout prices.
And, if the poster is thinking resales, that's all over the place, from 0 to probably $20,000, depending on the age of the home and if the owner paid off the bond or not. And someone will chip in that there is NO bond in Lake County - but those are all older homes. Many have been updated. There are many designers available for less than $200,000 in the resale market.