House decision #2: Selecting an elevation

Once we had our model, we knew we had a 56-foot wide, traditional elevation (translation: a basic rectangle shaped house). At this stage, you decide what you want the outside to look like - a big country front porch, a craftsman look, a southern-style double front porch, a small portico, etc. Again, this decision was easy for us - one option was free, all the others were thousands extra. While I would have loved to make the outside of the house look a little more interesting, I'd rather spend more money on the inside or the backyard where you'll be spending time instead of on the look of the front. So we decided on the standard traditional elevation...