Hi and welcome. First thought, you might want to up your expense range to more like $30,000 to $40,000 when all is said and done (including travel etc.). Second thought, like it or not IA (International Adoption) is a business, big business. Any agency is going to advertise just like any other business and tell the public what they want to hear, period. How else will they get people to commit when there are so many of them and many, many people do not do their research so they will get peoples attention with shorter wait times and completion dates. Research, research, research and then do it some more!!! Read the stories on this forum and anywhere else you can find as well as talk to people that have been there done that for more info. Always remember that you are dealing with 2 governments with IA and that should tell you alot
(like, agencies really cannot predict too much of any timeframe)!!!!!! The best of luck!!!