You always want to get it cheaper, but you can also bid yourself out of deal after deal doing that.  

I probably could have got it cheaper but I was able to take advantage of a ygrene energy loan for the project by going through the installer I used so I was only out of pocket $700 for the project and the rest gets paid back on the tax bill for the property.  

It's just cheaper so companies are moving there and creating new jobs.

Seems cheaper than the other sites I've looked over.

Once renting isn't any cheaper than buying, and now that some time has gone by and people are re-establishing credit and getting scores up, they may move into becoming buyers again. 

The average home in my town sells for around 415000$, and a cheaper older half duplex runs 210k.

It is cheaper to build than buy today.

What would you ask, and could I get the paperwork cheaper than a lwayer to make sure I get finders fee?

Single family new construction are in the $300s.Seattle is still much cheaper than the Bay Area + the benefits of no state income tax.

Purely from a financial perspective, that's a bad decision (the cost of money for a mortgage is cheaper than for real estate loans), but I sleep better at night that way.