How To Select a Homebuilder

At Homes by Donahoo, Inc., we have always encouraged our clients to interview several builders (preferably by referral) and narrow those down to two or three. Then choose one builder to use during the planning, financing, & pricing stage. You should select that builder after looking at his past work, talking with his past clients, and checking over the following points:

• Length of time in business
• Warranty Program
  Fee Program (fixed price, cost-plus, management fees)
• Construction Supervisor's qualifications
• Standards the builder sets for subcontractors
• How long their subcontractors have been with them
• Quality control procedures used
• Frequency of visits by the builder to the job site
• Extent of involvement in continuing education by the builder and supervisors
• Membership in local trade associations
• Insurance coverage: general liability; builders risk; workers' comp
• Any current or past history of lawsuits against the builder and their outcome
• Any existing liens against any properties built by the company
• And finally -- Your "gut feeling" as to the integrity and trustworthiness of the builder

Our company provides a list of references with phone numbers and we have many homeowners who delight in showing their homes to other families considering working with us.