Do not build your home with these people!
During fall of 2020, we initiated the home building process. We signed the contract in March. They didn't break ground until June. We kept getting the runaround about completion date but was hopeful it'd be by Christmas or earlier, according to their schedule.
Fast forward to December 2021, we were scheduled to do our blue tape walk on 12/16 and our final orientation walk on 12/28 in order to close shortly afterwards. One hour before the scheduled walk, we were informed by the project manager they had to cancel the walk. We felt uneasy, but we continued to be patient and understanding.
On 12/20, five days before Christmas and ten days before closing, we were blindsided by a phone call from their realtor informing us they want to increase the price by $32K more. We understand the cost of materials has increased as a result of COVID. However, it was not in our contract to be responsible for material increase nor did they openly communicate how it would affect our build along the way. They were not transparent about financial expectations. Since our contract would expire on 12/31, they stated they had the right to release our home up for sale if we didn't agree to the new price.
One day after we signed the release, they listed our home on 12/30 for over $100K more. They're advertising the home on social media and message inquiries as complete. However, they refused to allow us to close prior to the expiration of the contract, in which they couldn't fulfill. The owner never apologized for wasting our time, did not respond to our messages, and refused to meet with us. They did not care about the time, effort, and heart we poured into this home for our family.
My husband and I worked extremely hard in the healthcare field during the pandemic and was ripped away from our home just days before we were expecting to close. Now we're stuck finding a new home in a inflated house market compared to last year when we invested in them. They blew up in 2021 and neglected their quality and service. I wouldn't believe their Facebook posts about how important "community" and "family" is valuable to them. They clearly didn't show that same value to us. read more