Dear VB, and future customers, when we found VB, after 6 months of searching, we have already had our share of visiting home builders, modular homes, new construction, even homes on the market to meet our needs. We decided to choose VB following extensive research and also because of the choices included (that were upgrades for other builders), pricing, rapport, etc. Don't get me wrong, VB has high end if you want to be, and medium end. Our model was the scotland. We were able to model the house according to our needs, added a basement, and we were able to change the walls etc to make sure that there was no wasted space. We wanted classic finishes and we were able to have many choices, whereas for some builders, they are upgrades and in the end, it costs more than you expect. The pricing was correct and we compared with lowe etc if we were to do it ourselves (VB also gave us that option for some items such as the LVP) . Also, VB was able to recommend us a financing company who could combine land (we didn't have the land bought yet), construction loan and permanent loan all in one closing. Additionally, with VB, besides septic, well, driveway, clearing/grading which were included in the homeowners allowance, there was not any serious deviation from the pricing listed, so no huge surprises there. VB recommended good contractors for the well, driveway, clearing/grading and well and we are very happy with the quality of the work. As we all know, when you go with low cost you should expect low cost material/ worksmanship, but we had three outside construction business colleagues come in at every step of the building process (basement, raising, rough in, rough out, finishes etc. and they were all very pleased with the worksmanship. So much that they are considering using VB for their future projects including our real estate agent. Our salesman was Don. He was very attentive to our needs and was able to visualize what we verbalized. He was able to give us recommendations when we got 'stuck'.... He was also very encouraging lol because we didn't think we were going to get approved by the mortgage company. Of course, when buying a home/building one must prepare themselves as well so there was stuff that we worked on, on our end to be able to be approved. We did not want to rush and we never felt rushed by Don to close on a contract until we were sure of financing and also on the plan of the home. We were able to be honest with him and say, hey we don't want to go over this price, can you work with us? Paul was our builder and honestly, from a professional construction point of view..... you can't do better than that. He would tell us straight if something was not going to work and we believe that the relationship he has with the homeowners created a strong bond. We were able to be honest and upfront with him. We did not have concerns about the construction process per se as everything was well done. The material was correct and the subcontractors did the work very professionally. Paul took care of telling us when / when to call to get the permits necessary; Duke energy; subcontractors etc. He worked diligently to get the house up and running before the due date! Paul would not hesitate to call us and ask our opinion on minor things and he would let us know if we need to meet to discuss at the site. We did visit the site every weekend so we were able to see the progress made. Additionally, Paul would send us an update every Friday to let us know what they worked on the past week and what they are planning to do the following week. The relationship was honest on both ends and in the very end, we have a beautiful house, our dream forever home. I am open to any questions on every step of the process at gal52223a@yahoo.com and I would not superfudge anything. We have beautiful cabinets, the fixtures are just beautiful, granite in all bathrooms and kitchen, LV for the whole first floor, no carpet anywhere, two masters (first and second fl), walkout basement, 2 car garage, covered porch.... did not have any of the issues the other reviews mentioned.... maybe they improved by getting better subcontractors.... we visited every single weekend so we were able to notice if anything was out of place or not correctly done. And yes, I did have reservations after reading the reviews, but then again... depends on what you are expecting/looking at.... you have to be realistic. We did put everything in writing and as we did research before going with VB, was able to pinpoint issues where we thought there could be a misunderstanding etc. We consulted with friends and family that built their own and we had outside people come in and give their opinion as well ..... so we knew we were on the right track with VB. As for minor issues that could come up, we do know that 'settling in' takes about 30 years.... lol. I did include pics from every step of the process so .... hope this helps. read more