When my wife and I decided to buy in 2009, we knew the type of home we wanted but wanted to see the model again to refresh our memories. My wife originally wanted a yellow house but fell in love with the designer siding on the model home. We also liked the exterior light fixtures. Inside we liked the interior colors and light fixtures.
At that point I sat in the living room chair and looked around the living room and told my agent "we'll take this house". My agent chuckeled and told me they just built these models recently and they won't be going on sale for a long time.
So what did I do? I had her find me a nice corner lot (better than the model home was on because I have a nice water view) and I built the same style house with the same exterior siding, same exterior color combination, same exterior decor package, same interior colors and same interior decor package that the model had. I believe my wife may have made a slight change in tile color and at the last minute I decided to add a golf cart garage which the model home did not have. Throughout my contract, next to the major choices it made reference to the model home by unit and lot # .
So I got the same home on a better lot and with a golf cart garage. And my wife got to buy her own new furniture that she wanted which was a lot different than the furniture in the model home.
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