Yikes, David. We loved your service, helping us buy our home, and making it seamless for both my husband and I, but also our Daughter and her Fiancé! Moving from Washington state was scary and risky. Your awesome! But I gotta chime in here… as a former new home interior designer and coordinator of new home interiors, I gotta say ouch. What was that guy thinking. I understand due diligence and approval, but to yank and pass upon arrival is a fatal flaw. Hey, thanks again!
Full disclosure: I work for Southern Homes and these opinions are solely my own. While I understand your frustration as a buyer at the peak of the market, I don’t think it’s fair to disparage a builder for lowering prices. Pricing was already high, and with the interest rates more than doubling, home buying became next to impossible for so many people. Southern not only lowered prices like you mentioned, they also increased buyer incentives. Seller concessions have been maxed out for months by Southern Homes. Unfortunately, more incentives still wasn’t enough to make homes accessible for most people. Lowering prices was a good move. This allowed people to purchase homes. As a fellow real estate professional, I’m sure you can see this side of the coin. I really appreciate all the kind words you said about Southern Homes, too! They’re a great builder and I live in a Southern Home myself that I’m thrilled with. I’m glad you’re a part of the Southern Homes family and hope you love your home for a long time. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Hi Josh, thank you for the thoughtful consideration and opinion. I do agree Southern Homes was in a tough spot and I am not discrediting them for taking a pro-active stance to get ahead of a slowing market-as a company it did make a lot of sense. I am just basing this on the experience of current Southern Homes buyers who went under contract just before the price decreases-myself included. That was the only knock against them for 2022 and in my book Southern Homes is still and always will be one of Lakeland's best builders. Thanks again for your feedback and for watching!
Great question. McDonough Construction only builds on personal lots and Southern Homes will build any of their models on your own lot as long as it is within 10 miles of one of their existing communities. Hope that helps!
@@TheLakelandLife thank you so much for responding. Just one thing, when you say they only build on personal lots, do you mean their own lots or customer’s personal lots? Thanks again 👍
I meant they do not build in communities like the other builders; they only build on customer lots. They are truly a custom builder giving you control over the entire build process but you have to have the land prior.
Yikes, David. We loved your service, helping us buy our home, and making it seamless for both my husband and I, but also our Daughter and her Fiancé! Moving from Washington state was scary and risky. Your awesome! But I gotta chime in here… as a former new home interior designer and coordinator of new home interiors, I gotta say ouch. What was that guy thinking. I understand due diligence and approval, but to yank and pass upon arrival is a fatal flaw. Hey, thanks again!
Thanks for watching. He must have been having a bad day is all I can think ha. Hope you and the family are doing great!
Full disclosure: I work for Southern Homes and these opinions are solely my own.
While I understand your frustration as a buyer at the peak of the market, I don’t think it’s fair to disparage a builder for lowering prices. Pricing was already high, and with the interest rates more than doubling, home buying became next to impossible for so many people. Southern not only lowered prices like you mentioned, they also increased buyer incentives. Seller concessions have been maxed out for months by Southern Homes. Unfortunately, more incentives still wasn’t enough to make homes accessible for most people. Lowering prices was a good move. This allowed people to purchase homes. As a fellow real estate professional, I’m sure you can see this side of the coin.
I really appreciate all the kind words you said about Southern Homes, too! They’re a great builder and I live in a Southern Home myself that I’m thrilled with. I’m glad you’re a part of the Southern Homes family and hope you love your home for a long time. Keep up the good work 👍🏻
Hi Josh, thank you for the thoughtful consideration and opinion. I do agree Southern Homes was in a tough spot and I am not discrediting them for taking a pro-active stance to get ahead of a slowing market-as a company it did make a lot of sense. I am just basing this on the experience of current Southern Homes buyers who went under contract just before the price decreases-myself included. That was the only knock against them for 2022 and in my book Southern Homes is still and always will be one of Lakeland's best builders. Thanks again for your feedback and for watching!
Highland homes for me!
one of the best!
Casa Fresca all the way!!!!
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I know you're loving yours! Thanks for watching the video
Do any of these builders work with clients who want to build on a lot they already own?
Great question. McDonough Construction only builds on personal lots and Southern Homes will build any of their models on your own lot as long as it is within 10 miles of one of their existing communities. Hope that helps!
@@TheLakelandLife thank you so much for responding. Just one thing, when you say they only build on personal lots, do you mean their own lots or customer’s personal lots? Thanks again 👍
I meant they do not build in communities like the other builders; they only build on customer lots. They are truly a custom builder giving you control over the entire build process but you have to have the land prior.