[jblum315]

i have a Bougainvillea, 3 yrs old, $203K when I bought it new. It faces North. It is pushed out everywhere, the garage is huge as is the third bedroom which I use as a sewing/craft/computer room with a foldout bed in it. Two big closets off Master btoom.I like the laundry room between kitchen and garage - it has oodles of storage. It also has half the lanai closed to make a Florida room. I love it, wouldn't change a thing.

[shcisamax]

I heard...a rumor...that they were going to discontinue customizing or severely restrict options. That it is slowing them down with the building. Wonder if these model changes are the first step in eliminating the custom orders. Anyone heard anything?

[jimbo2012]

I didn't hear that, I heard that 6 designers that were doing cottages were now going to do designers to catch up.

Also standard layouts and added/deleted items were going to change in the new model center.

They keep a lot of info close to the vest around here, just need to press your sales rep, they have meetings every other Friday and may know more than they disclose without asking.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

I didn't hear that, I heard that 6 designers that were doing cottages were now going to do designers to catch up.

Also standard layouts and added/deleted items were going to change in the new model center.

They keep a lot of info close to the vest around here, just need to press your sales rep, they have meetings every other Friday and may know more than they disclose without asking.

Here is the real scoop. You can press your sales rep, stand on him, and threaten him with your gun.

He or SHE doesn't know much more than we do. And YOU Jimbo have been really keeping up.

They don't know until they are told on each Friday morning and that includes when Brownwood will open.

[shcisamax]

True true. I guess we will wait until someone posts and says, "Mercy, they aren't going to let me stretch my garage!" Until then, all is calm in Paradise.

[KathieI]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

I heard...a rumor...that they were going to discontinue customizing or severely restrict options. That it is slowing them down with the building. Wonder if these model changes are the first step in eliminating the custom orders. Anyone heard anything?

No, but I wouldn't be surprised. At one time, there were very few options and it was take it or leave it. They had more spec homes built in '07-'08 and as far as I knew, very little customizing was going on. I could be wrong but that's what I remember. But the sales staff always kept everything close to the vest, it was hard to get much information from them back in the day.

[hotrodgirl]

I certainly am grateful I was able to make all the changes I did! I wonder if the new models will have some of the most requested changes incorporated in the new design. And will that alter the pricing? Perhaps a basic and/or new designs to choose from? All speculation on our side! It will mbe interesting to see the outcome in the near future!

[hotrodgirl]

Originally Posted by jimbo2012

Come on over, I'll have beer on tap

Now I know where all that extra retirement money is going!

[batman911]

Originally Posted by shcisamax

I heard...a rumor...that they were going to discontinue customizing or severely restrict options. That it is slowing them down with the building. Wonder if these model changes are the first step in eliminating the custom orders. Anyone heard anything?

That is what our sales agent told us in August. No date exactly when the changes will stop but said it is coming in the near future. One of the reasons we decided to build now.