As we decided to 'downsize' our living situation, we chose Traditions of America at Saucon Valley…read more We have lived in the area for a long time and knew the surroundings and wanted to remain close to friends, church, etc. Traditions made choosing the model of our home and the few structural changes quite easy to do. The sales staff was knowledgeable and replied to all of our questions quickly. The design department offered many pleasing choices for floor, cabinets, and bathroom finishes and Nancy was great to work with and offered some good suggestions. We have been in our new home for only 3 months but are very pleased with the final result!

Do not buy a house from these folks. They blatant lie or conveniently omit the details of what…read moreyou will pay upfront, yet, you are required to give them a 5% deposit to hold your lot. Stupidly, I signed a contract, chose a lot based on their marketing materials; which were a blatant lie. The marketing materials said the lot backed to "open space." it did not. The lot backed up to the back side of 12 town homes. -- not open space!! So I had to change my lot, which cost me an extra $17,000 because the new lot had a $32000 premium. Oh and I had to put 5% down on this amount as well. That was the first of many "extra" costs that TOA charges over and above their standard cheap house. -- Note: Someone at corporate is making a lot of money on the backs of senior citizens. -- I wanted to make sure I could put a porch and landscaping in the back of the house. I made an appointment with their sales person, who was eager to sell me the house, but could not answer if I could put my own landscaping/porch in the back of the house. She stated that I had to wait until I went to my design appointment -- which, surprise, couldn't be scheduled until FOUR months after I signed the contract. She also conveniently failed to mention that the back yard items I wanted would require me to pay an extra $2000 for a custom house , and also I would not be given any costs estimates for any extras I wanted in the house until this meeting as well. I also found out that becasue I needed a custom home, my settlement would be backed up by three months from the original estimate date. I was asked to sign a contract that it would be backed up. Stupidly, I signed it. She also said I could not put in a patio on the back of my house, using my own vendor, after the house was built because of Township Rules-- this was a total lie. They just wanted to charge me double what their third party contractor charged by going through TOA. At the design meeting, I was told I could put landscaping in the back yard, but the HOA would not take care of it. Something TOA boasts in the marketing materials-- that you have no maintenance. -- Again, blatant lie. They also do not let you choose what plants are planted in the front of your house. Again, not mentioned until the design meeting. When I went to the design meeting, it was obvious that the house was so basic that any thing included in a "normal" house, was an extra charge -- for example, an exit door at the side of the garage was not included in the base house. Only cheap windows were included in the base house. This was a blatant "bait and switch" situation. Show you a beautiful house, but none of it was included. Also, after the design meeting, I found out that all of their vendors that you chose materials from, were at over 50 miles away, and one was even in Virginia-- the house was to be built in Lancaster County PA. TOA had no showroom set up to even look at materials because it hadn't been built yet. At this point, I knew I did not want to deal with these people any longer. They were obviously just out to make a lot of money off of their lies and half truths. I will update this post, after I meet with their attorneys.

Sean did a great job for us in selling our home in Center Valley, PA! We were in a time crunch and…read morehe sold it the second week it was on the market. He struck just the right level of advice and guidance balanced with strong work ethic and follow up. He was also masterly in the offer negotiation process to help us get the best price we could. It was a great experience working with him. I HIGHLY recommend Sean!!!

The apartments are remodeled clean and both the office and maintenance are responsive. In addition…read moreis quiet and the office does community activities monthly.

I lived at this apartment complex for two years and I don't think I've ever had more problems with…read morelittle things than living anywhere else. Half the time the hot water pressure for my shower went, yet I had hot water at the other three sinks in the apartment. And even though the staff was quick to respond when I called to let them know there was a problem, it seemed like the techs who fix everything, don't really know what they're doing. My water pressure worked for like a week and then went again. I hate taking cold showers! The neighborhood is also not the best. My car, and my other two previous roommate's cars were vandalized in some way. And even though this is not the complex's fault, when these things were reported to the office, no effort was made to install cameras. All that was done were "No Trespassing" signs that were placed at the entrances of the complex. Big deal. As if anyone does anything to listen to those. My roommate's car was stolen right out of the parking lot, and my other roommate's 30,000 dollar car had a rock thrown at the side and a huge dent was placed. This is NOT a safe neighborhood to live in. If you have any animals, the fee is decent. But you can't have any dogs, and that is a downside. Cats are allowed, however. The prices for the apartments are decent, but it is not worth the stress and aggravation. There are much more nicer apartments that are relatively the same price in much nicer areas (such as Emmaus). I would not recommend this complex to anyone. Keep on looking.