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Ryan is finishing up the model home in Hilliard and apparently it is scheduled to open next month....based on what I could see from the outside the model looked nice enough, but when you stand in front of the house you can see the "exhuast pipes" on the rear roof peeking over the roof line... personally, I think the pipes stick out like a sore thumb and it kind of cheapens the look of a house...is it really so difficult to design the house so the pipe things aren't visible from the front of the house??
Ryan is finishing up the model home in Hilliard and apparently it is scheduled to open next month....based on what I could see from the outside the model looked nice enough, but when you stand in front of the house you can see the "exhuast pipes" on the rear roof peeking over the roof line... personally, I think the pipes stick out like a sore thumb and it kind of cheapens the look of a house...is it really so difficult to design the house so the pipe things aren't visible from the front of the house??
My wife and I looked at this home from the inside this past weekend and I must say we were impressed with the quality of the workmanship and the general floorplan.
I live in Richmond where Ryan Homes is a huge tract builder. I used to live in a Ryan home. Ryan builds a home fairly comparable to Centex here (my complaints about what they build may not be on topic for your question, but they don't use hardiplank here on $700k homes which drives me insane). My guess is they would probably be between Pulte and Centex in quality (pre merger) in your area. My main issue with Ryan is that in Richmond Ryan has built the same home over and over again and you can drive into any Ryan home neighborhood and tell right away who built it. I don't know if Ryan is building a section in Hilliard Forest or if there homes will be interspersed w/ the custom homes.
ETA: To Vicki's concern about the size of the Ryan homes--looking at their website it looks like the homes would start around 2,500 sq. ft. and my guess is they would go up to well about 4,000 sq. ft.
Another concern would be how the n'hood would be impacted by Ryan Homes, which is a tract builder, compared to the custom home builders. Will the price point be lower?
This isn't a concern just about Hilliard Farms. This should be a concern to all buyers that are currently buying new construction. You must look around the n'hood and see how many of the lots are still available. You need to be educated on the "what if" the current builder can't continue to build. You need to be educated as to how this will effect your home and your investment.
Ryan is finishing up the model home in Hilliard and apparently it is scheduled to open next month....based on what I could see from the outside the model looked nice enough, but when you stand in front of the house you can see the "exhuast pipes" on the rear roof peeking over the roof line... personally, I think the pipes stick out like a sore thumb and it kind of cheapens the look of a house...is it really so difficult to design the house so the pipe things aren't visible from the front of the house??
If Ryan Homes was an Energy Star builder the home would more than likely have black PVC pipe potruding through the roof instead of the vent stacks that represent inefficient equipment. Who would every think to associate asthetics with energy efficiency?
How do you think the current owners (1st to buy in Hilliard Forest) will react to the people who purchase the lots from Ryan and build homes right next door to them? As a couple of the lots are wedged in right next door to the DJF and Loyd homes. Also, do you think the current homes (spec homes) by DJF and Loyd will sell considering that the rest of the lots are Ryan lots and not the custom builders?
How do you think the current owners (1st to buy in Hilliard Forest) will react to the people who purchase the lots from Ryan and build homes right next door to them? As a couple of the lots are wedged in right next door to the DJF and Loyd homes. Also, do you think the current homes (spec homes) by DJF and Loyd will sell considering that the rest of the lots are Ryan lots and not the custom builders?
Well, it stinks, but as Vicki points out that's a risk we take--especially in this environment. I think it's hard to find much good in this for the current owners of the custom homes except that maybe Ryan will kick in some money for the pool (isn't this one of the neighborhoods where the pool hasn't been built?). Hopefully Hilliard Forest has decent community standards (e.g., no vinyl siding) so the Ryan homes will blend in fairly well. Also, it seems like it might be a great opportunity for buyers to get a brand new home in a very nice Cary neighborhood with excellent schools for under $400k. Since this seems to be Ryan Homes' attempt to break into the Raleigh market I would think they would do everything they could to have happy customers.
To Vicki's point about the price--Ryan Homes' website lists the base price of the cheapest model as $340k. I have no idea what the other homes in the neighborhood sell for, but I would guess this is a much lower price point.
ETA: I don't think Ryan Homes is an energy star builder, but I could be wrong.
Wow, did you see the price cuts on the Hilliard Forest Homes! $700.00 association fee (without a pool) and they are taking away the Preston Membership!
I talked to a few homeowners in Hilliard Forest and they don't seem to mind that Ryan homes is building in there. Association dues seem high to me since they don't have a pool.
I feel sorry for the current homeowners in Hillard Forrest who shelled out 700k-800k+ for custom homes by Loyd and DJF only to see cheaper homes being built by Ryan to complete the neighborhood.
IMHO it depreciates the value of the neighborhood.
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