I thought developers were desperate to sell...

I've had it. I've really had it.

My mom passed away from cancer in December 2007. My siblings and I inherited quite a bit of money from it, and instead of squandering mine on worthless objects I decided I would purchase my own house. After some shopping around I found my little dream town home in Joliet. It was a new development, so I'd have to wait for it to be built, but the wait was 6 months which I didn't think would be too bad.

I signed my contract in February 2008 and was given an approximate closing date of "August/September 2008". I was told they would be starting the framing of the building very soon and in 6 months I would be able to move. I was so freakin' excited, I went to tour the model home about 10 times.

Fast foward a little bit: March, no progress. April, no progress. May, no progress. I was given no update other than "They'll be starting framing in May!" Then I'm told that they can't build my house for a long time because the other units haven't sold. Why wasn't I told this? It's been 3 months...

So, the 'corporate' office offers to sell me 1) the model home or 2) one of the already built ones. The already built ones are out because they only include the standard floor plan, not the upgraded one that I had put in my contract. The model home wouldn't be too bad - it's only missing a few things I wanted. My contract house price was around $206,000. I emailed them to see 1) how long the wait would be to move into the model and 2) how much of a discount I would get off of it for it being a model.

Imagine my dismay when the price came back $240,000 but it could be all mine for $216,000. There was no model discount, the $216,000 only included the regular discounts they were offering on 50% off upgrades. Instead they would just like $10,000 more of my dollars for inconveniencing me. If they had said $195,000 I would have been happy. But I'm not paying more or even the same price for a house that doesn't include the stuff I wanted.

And so now what was supposed to be a good thing that would help me honor my mom's memory by not pissing away her money on worthless crap has turned into a nightmare for me which will have to involve hiring a lawyer to get out of my contract and get my $4,000 deposit back.

Thanks, Timber Oaks LLC Joliet from Kipling Homes. You suck ass.