|
10-29-2009, 09:42 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
19 posts, read 7,543 times
Reputation: 12
|
|
|
Wow, thanks for that update, cause I was thinking the same thing of whether they would return deposits because my husband has heard rumors of another round of layoffs at his company. I will surely not go with Ryan.
|
|
10-29-2009, 09:49 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Nassau County
255 posts, read 149,383 times
Reputation: 60
|
|
|
I grew up in a Ryan home on Grand island built in the early 1970's. We had a lot of plumbing problems and problems with the foundation shifting and cracking. The land they built on should have never been developed (Similar to the problems in Amherst, it was built on the bed of the pre-historic Lake Tonawanda).
Ryan tends to use cheap materials and build on cheap land. However, my mother's house in Hamburg built by Ryan in 1976 seems to have held up better, so it's touch and go with them. I'd beware of them.
|
|
10-30-2009, 10:09 AM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2009
148 posts, read 29,201 times
Reputation: 52
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ah0741
Wow, thanks for that update, cause I was thinking the same thing of whether they would return deposits because my husband has heard rumors of another round of layoffs at his company. I will surely not go with Ryan.
|
I would not base any financial or home buying decision on any comments on a web site such as this. If you want a professional opinion your best bet would be to contact a professional home inspector. They ave far more experience in this field then a few random comments on a blog.
From what my wife has seen the Ryan Homes built over the past 10-15 years are up to par with any other builder in the market in their price range. Basically a $200K Ryan Home is no better and no worse than a $200K Forbes home these days. Regarding the materials - that is all specified in the building contract so it is really up to the buyer to know what they are buying. |
|
11-01-2009, 08:20 AM
|
|
Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
19 posts, read 7,543 times
Reputation: 12
|
|
|
Yes you are right, about the inspector. I will keep that in mind when I actually do start visiting homes. I have been thinking of looking at homes for the past 2 years but it never seems like the time is right, so I keep on renting.
|
|
11-04-2009, 07:50 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2007
1,455 posts, read 996,186 times
Reputation: 267
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ah0741
I havent heard of Maranno, I have been looking into Forbes Capretto, Randaccio, Essex homes, Natale and alliance homes.
|
I have had friends buy from Burke. Don't know if they are still around. They liked them.
We bought an already built home in the early 1970s -- actually built by the original owner |
|
11-04-2009, 08:35 PM
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2009
148 posts, read 29,201 times
Reputation: 52
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ah0741
I havent heard of Maranno, I have been looking into Forbes Capretto, Randaccio, Essex homes, Natale and alliance homes.
|
Maranno is the largest homebuilder in WNY. Very cookie cutter. |
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
|
|
Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 700,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 15,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. 
Linear Mode
