Has anyone bought a new
construction home from Pulte Homes?
Considering one of their new
townhouse and looking to get a sense
of this builder's reputation. If there are
forums where you can validate builder
reputations, would welcome those
suggestions as well. TIA!

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Background: Worked as a custom home builder for 15+ years.

Pulte is one of the larger National home builders, so they cut costs in largely the same ways all large corporations do: they design the most cost efficient buildings (down to the screw and nail), hire the lowest bidding subs, and have the best material buyers in the industry to get you a home for a great price.

This isn’t to say they are bad, but they are WalMart housing. Built quickly and cheaply, they get you the best bang for the buck out of new housing.

Tour a few model homes, knock on the walls, have your wife talk to the salesperson in another room and see how the sound travels.

They aren’t bad, just understand the product you are buying before committing hundreds of thousands of dollars to something you may not like at the end of the day.

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Sorry gents. Time got away from me on this one. Unfortunately, every market is different. I would explore your local HBA and look up some local home builders in your area. Do your due diligence and interview with them against what you’re looking to achieve.

If you’re looking at townhome products, the larger companies like Pulte, Ryan, etc may be your only option.

Again, I’m not saying they are bad. But I am saying you’ll want to understand their product and finishes against what you’re expecting and the price you want to pay. Nothing worse than paying top dollar and getting a substandard product in return.

Yes! Good experience. They’re a standard home builder with a standard reputation

Hey make 100% sure you keep the warranty papers handy for the next ten years. Nothing like getting free service

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Send me a message if you need an agent. My team has worked with them before.

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