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Both the Market and our new clubhouse are both coming along almost like they intend to finish them quickly as are the phase 2 MC construction. I took some pictures but I don't think I can post them here. I might open a new facebook account and post them there for everyone to see and if I do then I will come pack and let everyone know. On your question about SB owners getting golf rights. Actually, as I understand it, one of the courses is totally private with a $125K membership fee to the Quivira homeowners and one is public. And when I say public that certainly includes SB and MC owners but it may also mean anyone at the resort that is just renting. The only part in question is that MC owners also got a rider giving two people 50% off green fees on the public course. I was very surprised when Alberto told me that I could buy a timeshare for $7K and recover my lost golf rider (but not as surprised as the fact that I lost it at all). So, I guess that this would imply that SB owners and or renters possibly (hey and why stop there probably Ritz owners and Pacifica renters) will have access to the public course (albeit at full green fees assuming it is every built). Once again, the manager (or really sub manager) Luis told me that for sure 18 holes out of the 36 of the two courses would definitely be finished by April next year but neither Bob, Alberto or Mark (yet another sales guy) would not take that bet. Mark looked at me and said, with a straight face I might add, that "we do not build golf courses. This is Arnold and Jack's fault along with the environmentalists and some lawyers who sued us over the beach line". One would think that the resort would try to make the people who financed all this building feel just a tiny bit more like partners. After all, even at Albertos admission, there is about a $2M profit margin (I believe it is closer to $2.5M or $3M) on each and every MC villa. At 80 villas in phase 1 that is at minimum $160M profit with an ongoing $8M in maintenance reciepts a year and climbing (phase 1 only). But, at some point one just has to smile and drink their koolaid laced margheritta:)