09-28-2008, 02:15 AM
boy thats a hard one. at this time i have seen some real bargins. if youre inclined to build, i would say at the least, look for a lot that has the bulldozing done, maybe the septic in, road graded etc. that can be a real expensive part, and i have seen lots with this done for same price as lots that are bare. right now there are no builder-impact fees such as the mainland has, but i believe those are on the way, so your time line is important. in the past things were pretty careless here, if you knew the inspectors, things passed, it was all fairly political. being dumb haeoles it took us 18 years to get our house passed!! we didnt know the "way". of course this doesnt apply now.... i would sure look around at the short sales and it also depends how handy you are... if you can do repair and how extensive... of course if termites..run!