3 years ago
I have to admit, my wife and I have dealt with se...
I have to admit, my wife and I have dealt with several builders, Saratoga, Tropicana, Pointe, Hakes Brothers, Palo Verde, Cullers, Deal2Deal, Classic American, and so on. With Carefree, I have never seen so much detail on homes as far as selecting your colors and mentioning about conducting a walk through during framing. The selection center is endless. My wife and I spent over 4 hours selecting, matching, contrasting from paint, rock, brick, stone, type of clay roof, sink, faucet, tile, granite, lights, switches, then have a meeting with the wiring company, also get a chance to do multiple upgrades. What bothered me about Hakes, Palo Verde, Cullers, Deal2Deal, and Icon is that all these builders build flat roofs with a slight angle.
Once you buy the home, you have to do constant maintenance year-round. Especially Palo Verde, Culler, and Deal2Deal and Icon, these are semi to full custom homes. They are all expensive yet; they don't make pitched roof homes. They're all flat. If you are going to pay for an expensive home, you might as well purchase a home with the LEAST amount of maintenance possible. The buyer will not get that with a flat roof. A flat roof is less costly than a pitched roof to build. Shouldn't the buyer not have to pay as much for a home with a flat roof? No, because the home builder is profiting off flat roofs because they are less expensive. Yet, the buyer is stuck maintaining a flat roof year after year. That is why my wife and I had been searching for years trying to find the right home. Now Pointe and Classic American and Saratoga make pitched roofs, yet the quality is not quite there. We were about to purchase a Pointe home, and we researched their reviews on google. There were too many homeowners complaining about leaks and the structure of the house. See for yourself... This is from a Pointe homeowner who did a google review regarding Pointe homes. "Don't go with Pointe Home! And if you do make sure that you get a good roof warranty coverage!!! I can't stress that enough. After only having my house for 2 years it's already damaged. A brand new roof should be good for at least 10 years." Also, Classic American has big rooms yet don't offer many amenities. That is why they are very affordable. Saratoga, I had a bad experience with them. Also, our cousin has a leaky roof, and the stucco was crumbling off after three years when she bought a Saratoga Home. Hakes will not allow the buyer to make any changes what so ever inside or outside. They are very strict about that. Also, in the garage, they don't have a curb inside the garage. I was shocked. So if you are not paying attention, you will run into a wall inside the house. I didn't know that Carefree has foam insulation. That is huge. Pointe was blown-in insulation along with Hakes.
Look, we are all looking for the perfect home, and there is not a perfect builder, yet if you are looking for a quality home with the least amount of maintenance and get that custom builder feel to it without the custom builder price; then, Carefree needs to be your next home. Pitched roof, Hurricane ties, an elegant selection center, outstanding customer service, a walk through during framing so you can point out if you see something wrong, a meeting with the wiring company, and Carefree has an app to let you know the status of your new home being built. Wow, what more can you ask for. Oh yeah,..... ask for a CAREFREE HOME!!!!!