Building Ryan home in Baldwin - Thoughts (Pittsburgh, Jefferson Hills: hardwood floor, housing)

[Betdot]

We are building a Ryan Home in Baldwin and I am look for good or bad experiences from other that have built with Ryan in the Pittsburgh area. Let me know your thoughts.

[r777]

I've heard they are better than Maronda homes. Heartland is supposed to be a little better than Ryan.

[PghREA]

Ryan builds a very good home for the money. Better than Heartland and much much better than Maronda.

[RowJimmy]

My parents live in a Maronda development. I hate that developer. They make very cheap and crappy housing in neighborhoods where you can't get any worse of cookie cutter looking the same crappy development. They are so greedy they don't even bother to put in parks, public pools, or sidewalks for the residents. I don't know about Ryan. Atleast you didn't go with the urban sprawl kings Maronda.

[CaptainObvious]

This is one area where you get what you pay for I think. Volume is the key with these builders. It is kind of like Wal-Mart. Do you go there for the quality of the items or the price?

Cap

[sonalik]

I am also in the same boat as you are. Infact i am looking in same 4bed/2.5 bath range with Ryan/Heartland/etcc

Are there any incentives offered by them?

[elwooko]

Originally Posted by Betdot

We are building a Ryan Home in Baldwin and I am look for good or bad experiences from other that have built with Ryan in the Pittsburgh area. Let me know your thoughts.

We actually looked at the Ryan Home development in Baldwin (Breckenridge Highlands) there were only about 4 lots left, all extremely small, and all for an extra 20k. We decided that you cant put a 300k house on a midget lot and backed out after putting down our lot reservation check.

We are now looking out in Jefferson Hills in the new Ryan Homes community (Patriot Pointe) Same house is about 50k less w/ MUCHbetter lots (back yard is twice as big, wonderful views, better school district)

We have talked to a few people who have bought Ryan homes in the Pittsburgh area and they all have small gripes, but nothing major.

My advice is if location doesn't matter that much take a look out in Jefferson Hills, there are still a lot of lots left (They haven't even posted it on the Ryan Homes website) and also do not skimp on the structural upgrades... It is much easier to install hardwood flooring in the future than it is to put in a Morning Room...

[JoeP]

Earlier this year I was browsing their site and saw the Baldwin development. It looks like a great central location and (at the time) seemed very reasonable to get a decent new construction house close to the city for $200. I guess the development is doing well

[Tallysmom]

Originally Posted by Betdot

We are building a Ryan Home in Baldwin and I am look for good or bad experiences from other that have built with Ryan in the Pittsburgh area. Let me know your thoughts.

Are you contracting in a Ryan development to build a Ryan home? Or did you buy a plot of land and are building a Ryan home there? (I have friends that did that...)

[elwooko]

Originally Posted by JoeP

Earlier this year I was browsing their site and saw the Baldwin development. It looks like a great central location and (at the time) seemed very reasonable to get a decent new construction house close to the city for $200. I guess the development is doing well

I actually just got an email that said they are down to 10 lots left... and remember their base prices are not very good to go by... When you add on a $20k lot premium and 50k in add ons you are looking closer to 300k