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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo
Exactly.
One of the TV sales reps showed us how the process works - all done via their sales system on the computer. They start out with the base price for the model of home you want, put it on the lot of your choosing, click off all the boxes for all the things you want on/with the house, and out pops a total final cost at the end. The only way to get a pricing breakdown item by item is to have a very patient and willing sales rep - have them start with the base house, add the one thing you want a price for, then look at the final total. Back out the base price of the house and you'll know what that single item prices out at. You'd have to do this for each and every item that's checked off for the house - it would be a very long and arduous process. Do you want a different front door than the standard one? It might be more money. Same thing for faucet and cabinet hardware, etc., etc.
Bill  |
Bill is correct. We had our agent, Tony Trussler, price a new home for us last year and we had him figure the major upgrades we wanted to price, one at a time and were able to come up with a cost for most of them, so we could decide what ones we felt would be worth it and what would not. Your agent can walk you through what you want and help you price upgrades if he is willing to spend the time.