A method for automating design center product selection includes maintaining a design center database based on input from a builder, the design center database including a options available; providing a buyer interface accessible from a computing device, the buyer interface; receiving one or more selections from the buyer through the buyer interface; creating a purchase order based on a finalized selection from the buyer; creating a summary document accessible to the buyer and to the builder, the summary document having selection photos of a home with the selected options; and assigning a unique identifying code to each of the options, the unique identifying code further being associated with the selected options on the summary document.