My New DR Horton Home - Home Inspector Finds Over 30 Problems!

One would be crazy to buy this home.

This video demonstrates toxic optimism; hiding behind the toxic optimism is the toxic mold.

They will b super nice until a few months after u close on the house.

When a company won't let you bring in your own spealist, it's a red flag, DO NOT BUY

You're a very forgiving guy, my dude. Where I live, this shoddy construction would never fly.

A home inspector can only find so much...the biggest problems are 7 yrs down the line...

Run!

Dude - I think you're making a big mistake. Walk away while you still can!

I don't think that is "a potential major issue"-that is a HUGE issue. NEVER accept "corporate policy"-just walk. NEVER accept the "company" specialist/inspector. I wouldn't buy because they got measurement of everything WAY off with all of the doors banging into each other.

You can have a general inspector but you can't have a specialized inspector? I guess they don't want you to find out the truth . if they aren't interested in finding defects and fixing them before closing, good luck getting it fixed afterwards. Even If their guy really did check the roof nailing, they aren't going to say there is a problem because they don't want to rip the old roof off. Doors that hit each other? Bathroom door that hits the glass shower door? How does that happen in a Floorplan from a big builder that they use over and over and over again? So the design of the home is as problematic as the craftsmanship.

Dude that attic is a flat out no go

Bought a DR Horton home once in Frisco TX. Never again.

Since when does a homeowner have to abide by the builder's corporate policy to dictate whom he or she can have come over and inspect their home. Be it a general contractor or a specialist?

Build quality on new homes over the last 10 years has dropped off a cliff with the materials being cheap and the labor putting the house together even cheaper

I owed a DRhorton house for about 3 years(brand new when I bought it) and I've had more issues in that house than any other house that I've ever owned. My mom recently bought one brand new last year directly across the highway from my old DR house(different neighboorhood) and it's plagued with problems too. Stay away from these builders at all costs.

I found 45 items that had to be fixed before the installation and drywall was installed on my house. Trust me, you don’t want to know what’s behind the walls that are now covered up.

im a 23 year Texas home inspector... I see this stuff all the time. they all use the cheapest labor.

My Grandfather and a neighbor built my house in 1930, using lumber from a building they tore down. It was where my Daddy was raised, later rented out, and left empty for a couple of years. Wife and I moved in in 1991. This house has survived many hurricanes, winters, and other storms. It will most likely be here long after me. It is not over insulated/sealed for energy savings. With Gulf Coast humidity, a house has to breath to prevent mold and rot. Many modern energy saving insulations make a house to air tight for this climate. Old folks knew what they were doing.

Them telling you that you cannot hire a framing inspector, because it is against their corporate policy... I would have told them that if they wish me to close on the home, that I will do any inspection I wish! Corporate policy isn't what I'm allowed to do by law. If I have an inspection clause in the contract, I can hire any inspectors I wish. If they don't like that, I'll see them in court. I had a builder show me plans when I bought a home, and they showed an outdoor patio area. Later they changed their mind, likely decided they could save some money, and changed their landscaping plans so I had no outdoor patio area. This home had been built on spec by the developer, so I had only a small earnest money deposit, which the contract stated I would get back if we failed to close. A week before close they told me they wouldn't be doing the patio. I said I understood, and wanted to know how much off I was going to get. They laughed and told me they could change their plans at any time. I laughed and told them I could walk away as well. I got the patio and landscaping I had understood was going to go in originally.

These large home builders (D.R. Horton, Lennar) pop up houses real quick & subcontract labor. These homes are flimsy at best, but shoddy work can make them more costly down the road for buyers who, past warranty period, discover issues expensive to fix out of pocket. They just don’t make quality houses anymore.