Thank you!
I am still not 100% committed to building--- if i could just find a MTB I like I will definitely just buy, not build. But I have done a lot of searching and looking both online, at local bike stores, and in a bike magazine of 2017 models. Nothing is working for me. I sort of have a geek/OCD thing, e/g I build my own desktop computers to get exactly the look and components I want (small cube PC on my desktop that is almost silent), I've made my own dinnerware and mugs from clay, I search long and hard for the laptop and phone that work for me (ASUS Zenbook laptop, ASUS Zenfone). I have not given up on buying, but just wanting to go down the build your own bike rabbit hole a bit to see if that is an option. I don't mind paying an extra $500 to build my own, the life experience and getting what I want would make that worth it to me.