When I put a deposit on this house, actually, on the property this house was to be built, it was January of 2003. The land had been marked, but basically that was about it. I was fortunate that my landlord was patient and happy for me, allowing me to move "whenever" instead of the requisite 30-day notice, because I was finally given the keys to the front door on November 14th! ELEVEN months to build a tract home! I'm sure yours won't take that long! The subsequent four phases, however, were all finished within 18 months!
January 2003 - trenching about to start
September 2003 - 9 months and the roof wasn't even finished yet!