Over the past couple weekends, Noah and I toured many houses in the Parade of Homes. I believe we hit 9 different houses, 7 in St. Cloud, and 2 in Buffalo. We went to the houses in Buffalo the first weekend, and had a blast. We got many different ideas, and were so excited to see the St. Cloud ones the following weekend. My excitement was quickly squadooshed.
These houses were horrible! Everything used was builder's grade, and looked like it would fall apart with the touch of a finger. They were, of course, in these huge developments where the only thing that sets your house apart is the number. Sad! I can't believe the prices on them. I feel sorry for anybody who thinks these houses are actually worth that price.
I know not everybody is as lucky as us and can build a custom home, but I highly highly highly (yes, that highly) suggest to anybody looking to buy a house to consider building their own. If not, at least choose a house with some personality and high grade construction! Now, I'm not saying to go buy some huge fancy $500,000 house. But you get the idea. Don't fall for the trap. If you do want to buy one of these cookie cutter houses, please be smart enough to completely low-ball them, for most of these houses aren't worth near what they're asking.
Ok, sorry, I just had to get that off my mind. Oh, and yes, there was one house in St. Cloud that was awesome. And yes, it cost $550,000. But it rocked. Oh, and it was actually in St. Augusta.
The end.
PS- I think we picked our house color...SW Mega Greige. At least that's the choice for this week, I'm sure it will change :)
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