Mr. Plow wrote:
>
> I don't think that sort of thing really affects those of us that buy
> Dakotas. :)
> But, it is a relatively normal business practice employed by builders of
> condominiuims. They show you on paper what you will be getting in 6-8
> months, ask for a down payment, then when they get something like 40 or
> 50 percent of the condos sold, they then, and only then break ground and
> start to construct the building. Of course continuing on with sales of
> the individual condos all along.
> But usually they have delays in building etc., and although the promised
> date of "delivery" can pass by more than 6 months, you are still not
> allowed to get your deposit back...
Sounds like most software projects I've been involved with. Any of my
fellow geeks find that too?
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