[fireant911]

Location... location... location. Before I signed, I would recommend getting another quote from someone outside of your immediate area. When we had two houses (one in Jacksonville, AL and one in Huntsville, AL), there was a HUGE disparity between the quotes we received for Huntsville versus what we got for Jacksonville. Although the difference in the sizes of the houses was minimal (about 200 square feet), there was a massive difference in the prices were received - Huntsville was 79% higher. Additionally, the roof a Huntsville was much simpler whereas the Jacksonville house has several roof levels. Both houses used 30-year architectural-style shingles.

Along the same lines, I am in process of getting quotes for a garage. There is a $10K difference in price from a builder in Huntsville compared to a price (for an identical garage) from a builder from Hazel Green.