Thanks everyone for the compliments!
This is a starter home? Man, that looks luxury!
The big secret to starter luxurity was going with a 10x10 lot size. The lot only costs $200 and I couldn't be tempted to make the house bigger than necessary. That saved on building, as well as on furnishing costs.
To all the downloaders:One thing I noticed is that, when you place the house on the lot, you will need to use the MoveObjects On cheat to put the mailbox back where it belongs. Since it's so close to the edge of the lot it gets moved when you place it. The trash bin you'll also have to put back manually, but no cheat required for that, it goes behind the roses at the end of the car-port wall.