@OwenRask Negotiate...at the end, its exactly designed for what you want ...good quality can be built through inspections...I found this was longer but less stressful to jump into a ready property ballooned up through auctions.
@OwenRask Build to live for first home... Benefits I saw were that house lot prices were very transparent across various developers, build prices including the various components are quite clear if you get three or more builder quotes...you might end up with builder discounts if you can /n