Should I buy a house from KB Homes? Please advice!

[Florida15]

Thanks Bob for the information.It is VERY helpful.We looked at the Martha Stewart homes near Raleigh,N.C. and was very impressed and thought they were the same everywhere.Obviously,that's not true.

[jjmcfall]

Originally Posted by Prichard

First, let me say that I have no affiliation with KB homes or any other national builder.

But, KB is really no better or worse than Centex, MI, Poulty, US Homes, and a host of others. Folks, it's not like these builders have their own illegal aliens hiding in a back warehouse in Kansas that get shipped all over the country to build homes. They partner up with local General Contractors who then pick from the same set of subcontractors available to do work in any given area. The quality of construction is more dependant upon the GC and which subs the GC uses. The fact that a home was built by "KB" really means very little.

The bottom line is that when buying a new house, have it thoroughly inspected. Builder name and supposed reputation doesn't mean squat, because you still know nothing about the guy who is GC'ing the building of YOUR house. Don't buy new houses on from national builders that haven't been built yet, unless you really like gambling where the odds of winning are much worse than what you would get in Vegas. Besides, their contracts are so one sided and weighted against you, you won't even know that you've been eaten by a shark until you're just a little turd on the bottom of the deap blue sea.

You are wrong about Pulte Homes. I Am freinds with a plumbing contractor that does a large quantity of their work. His company, the fith largest in the nation, employs over 500 workers and sprawls across the south east. So Pulte is not just using local subs which they know nothing about.