[Blueblaze]

You'd never know it from the rate they're building houses.

We went up to Top of the World to buy a new house (because they have an RC flying field). The plan we liked had room for an air-conditioned workshop behind the golf cart garage and a big enough lanai for my wife's giant quilting machine. They had TWELVE SPEC HOUSES underway, using this same plan, all at the foundation-laying stage. All we needed was to remove the patio door between the lanai and the living room and enclose the lanai.

They said no -- you can't even change the paint on a spec house. So we made an appointment with the new home department. They told us that removing a patio door and enclosing a lanai was a structural change -- not allowed even on a new house!

So then we looked that the Crestwind development going in on 466, since it is close to my other flying club's field. Same story. Beautiful homes. No customization's allowed.

I've never seen a market where a builder can afford to turn away cash customers over a patio door, and builds spec homes on the same plan, 12 at a time.

If this is a buyers market, I'd hate to try to buy a house in a Florida seller's market!

[Ruger2506]

Originally Posted by Blueblaze

You'd never know it from the rate they're building houses.

We went up to Top of the World to buy a new house (because they have an RC flying field). The plan we liked had room for an air-conditioned workshop behind the golf cart garage and a big enough lanai for my wife's giant quilting machine. They had TWELVE SPEC HOUSES underway, using this same plan, all at the foundation-laying stage. All we needed was to remove the patio door between the lanai and the living room and enclose the lanai.

They said no -- you can't even change the paint on a spec house. So we made an appointment with the new home department. They told us that removing a patio door and enclosing a lanai was a structural change -- not allowed even on a new house!

So then we looked that the Crestwind development going in on 466, since it is close to my other flying club's field. Same story. Beautiful homes. No customization's allowed.

I've never seen a market where a builder can afford to turn away cash customers over a patio door, and builds spec homes on the same plan, 12 at a time.

If this is a buyers market, I'd hate to try to buy a house in a Florida seller's market!

Yeah I was upset at the absurdity of it all. The time to make changes is during the build. Add a header or move a wire at that point. Not now after it's built. Not to mention their quality is ****! Had our 1 year home inspection. Both the builder and the code inspectors should be fired and sued.