[meford4u]

Well we put down the "initial interest offering", which means we get a number (9) and we are in line to choose our lot. There are 12 lots on the lake, so it looks like we will get the lot we want.
Problem........We can only afford the smallest house they are building. The houses start at $350k, plus ugrade lot fee of $20+ and upgrades, which will probably be in the range of $35-50k and that is our budget max.
I can only imagine the houses that start at $550, then lot fee, then upgrades.
But as a smart real estate investor will tell you, buy the smallest house on your street and you'll make the most financial gains as others look at the selling price of your home compared to the selling price of the house next door and suddenly yours looks very attractive and affordable.

So another date is set for mid January for us to get our $$$ in place and make the final decision.
But my wife says she wants it.