Sequim Home Builders: Custom Home Quality in Sequim

June 3rd, 2009

Filed under: Building a New Home, Selecting a Builder

Sequim custom home builders–how many are there, and are they all the same?   There are many, including some one-man shows, but they are most certainly not building the same quality of homes.   Here’s what is interesting.   The average couple that walks through two homes, one that is a high quality custom home and the other a mediocre custom home, will have a predictable response. Approximately 85% of good people who walk through both homes will not be able to differentiate the quality.   They will walk through both homes and say in each of the homes the same thing, “This is nice.   Very nice.”   I learned it takes a trained eye to recognize the differences, but one you see the differences, they are glaring.

Why do I say this?   Because in 30 years in the real estate business this is what I have observed.   And as a real estate attorney for 20 years, I saw many clients who came to see me about the same problems with their builder.   I write articles like this to help good people avoid the nightmare of having to hire attorneys and spend money and live with high stress for one to two years.   Building a home should be an exciting experience with a happy ending, but for most it is not.   Ask 100 people who had their homes built by a builder, and you will find out this is true.

By the way, every builder has at least one happy client, but one should not extrapolate from one or a few happy clients that a builder is the best or the one you should hire.   There is so much more to the story of finding the right builder.

I have a passion to help people make good decisions and avoid nightmare scenarios, and part of that is to help people realize there is a gigantic difference between home builders.   Many people are aware of this generally, but then they don’t know how to select a builder and they pick the wrong one.   By the time they realize that, it is far too late to get off the bucking bronco.

I heard a man who works at a bank say recently that “such and such a builder” is well known as being the top premier builder in the area.   I didn’t correct him, but as a local attorney and Realtor I knew of many clients who had hired that builder and now say things like one did last week, “I would not have [such and such a builder] build me a dog house.”   That woman should know, because she hired that builder and she really regretted it.

There is a trail of devastation behind a number of builders, but there is one builder I know of who has no history of dissatisfied customers.   In fact, this builder has a higher percentage of absolutely ecstatic clients than any other builder in all of Clallam County.   Period.   There’s no builder who comes close in customer satisfaction.   None.   I’m a Realtor now, but for years I saw unhappy clients from other builders, but never from this one builder.

Who is the one builder who builds the highest quality homes in Sequim and Port Angeles and who has a higher percentage of truly happy customers than any other builder?   I guarantee it is Rick Anderson of Anderson Homes, LLC.   He’s been a home builder here since 1981 with over 400 homes under his belt.   The man is honest, has integrity, and will not compromise quality.   But what really surprises clients is how much they enjoy the process with Rick from the beginning of the planning all the way to completion and the walk-through.

Do not be fooled by slick words, a good looking smile, or promises of the lowest price per square foot.   Don’t be fooled by advertising or claims of awards.   I recommend you actually sit down with me and discuss your plans and how you want to work with a builder.   You will get absolute honesty and good information to help you make wise decisions.   Call me at 360-775-5424.   No charge.   No obligation.   You benefit from the additional information.   What’s the downside?   There isn’t one, but there is a downside if you chose the wrong builder.   I guarantee that.

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