I am attempting to choose a neighborhood to start my second official attempt in, and this is a lot harder than I anticipated. The first time around I went with Riverview because it had a map of the seeds and fishing spots. Now I came up with a strategy that didn't require that. I just have to sort through all the townies in every neighborhood to determine potential spouses. I have the Sims wiki for most of them, but Union Cove is another story.
I'll be awaiting an updated first page to include rulings on Showtime before I decide to start anyway.
And I think what Blackrosea was asking was if all towns had to bring their funds to 1,800. In Union Cove I know you are left with 2,100 in funds after purchasing the Dynasty lot, and on the first page it only says to bring the following neighborhoods down in funds: Hidden Springs, Twinbrook, Barnacle Bay, Bridgeport, and Appaloosa Plains. That may have led to some confusion.
EDIT: Also, in my Sunset Valley the Equestrian Center takes up the designated Dynasty lot. What would I do if I wanted to use Sunset Valley?