FWIW, there were no lines in 1999/2000 around here. I bought in 1999 and when the super prime lots were released they went the 1st day to people who were waiting. The other houses in phases took several weeks to sell. In the phase release I bought in, there were 11 homes of which 3 sold immediately. We bought the 4th best one available in that phase 2 weeks after it was released. we also had about a dozen unsold homes to choose from that were in previous releases that were still available and offering incentives.
