Sounds really nice, and taking the train can be very nice (wish I could, it would take me over 2 hours to get to work on public transit, 20 minutes to drive). If its the home you hope to stay in, no commute when you retire!
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Hehe, well I have many many years before I retire! 
It takes me about 2 hours each way... we live really close to the train station and my office is right behind the train station but its the logistics of getting from place to place. I get up at 6 AM and have to make it to the train by 7:15. The train gets me there by about 8:15 and then I have to wait for a shuttle bus to take me to the office ... so, depending on the buses I will get to work around 8:30 or 8:45. Then, I leave the office at about 3:20 to catch a 4:05 train to get back to the train station at like 5:10 and then sit in traffic to get home which puts me back in the door a little after 5:30 ... its certainly worth the effort.
Its funny cause I work for the government (as do lots of people in the DC area), so the commuter train is packed full of government workers. 
And a lot of them have too large mouths... I am constantly overhearing conversations that should not be said... lol.
@foofighter74 wrote:No, they're upgrades with Ryan Homes. You can negotiate with the purchase price and probably get some of the stuff thrown in, but we did that with our fourth bedroom as well as a couple of other things.
With Ryan homes, i'm surprised they even give you any windows. lol.
This is great.
Sir, you get 2 doors and 1 window, the rest are optional.
All kidding aside, how is centrail A/C not standard these days?
@rehr22 wrote:
@foofighter74 wrote:No, they're upgrades with Ryan Homes. You can negotiate with the purchase price and probably get some of the stuff thrown in, but we did that with our fourth bedroom as well as a couple of other things.
With Ryan homes, i'm surprised they even give you any windows. lol.
This is great.
Sir, you get 2 doors and 1 window, the rest are optional.
All kidding aside, how is centrail A/C not standard these days?
You wanna know something funny. I've seen builders recently that are making a bathtub an option for the master bath. The stand-up shower is standard but the bathtub is optional.
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@Autumnslight wrote:Some people just don't like central air, as crazy as that seems! We could have gotten it done separately after closing for a few hundred less, but after considering everything (moving during the summer with no a/c, paying for it in total up front after closing, hassle of trying to schedule installation while trying to close/move, etc.), we decided to just do it and have it be over with.
Ryan keeps their base prices lower by making everything an "upgrade". I compared them to several other local builders, and some of the other builders had stainless, granite, crown molding, hardwood floors, etc. standard, but their base prices were a lot higher. For just the raw square footage that we got, it would have cost us a lot more with any other builder around here. I preferred to forego some of the cosmetics in favor of a lower price and more square footage. It just comes down to personal preference.
This is good to know. I love their places, but maybe I am better off with a builder who doesn't nickle and dime for each option (like Mercedes!). However, unlike cars, which are a dime a dozen, new contruction in central to northern NJ are not as prevalant. The longer I wait the more I get pushed down south and only increase my commuting time.
