🚀 go-pugleaf

You have gotten some excellent advice in most of the replies about buying a spec home.  As for Pulte,
every subdivision will have its own peculiarities, so the fact that Pulte in Denver has a bad rep does 
not NECESSARILY mean this is true in Dallas, but it certainly means you should check them out carefully. 

Personally, as a buyer's agent for the past 5 1/2 years, I have been partial to Weekley homes in the same
neighborhoods and prices ranges as Pulte.  This is not so much because of problems with Pulte as a
company, but because Weekley tends to have better floorplans and much better resale value.  

Whether you win or lose in selling a home, the die is cast when you buy!

The one error of fact I see among the responses you have gotten is the belief that
you can get sales price data from the "township" or county courthouse.  The courthouse tax records
will have some valuable information, but in Texas it is NOT a source of reliable sales data.
Deeds in Texas are usually recorded as "for $10 and other valuable consideration," and there are no
tax stamps by which to reckon price.  

So far as I have been able to determine, this, like our Homestead Act, is unique to Texas, and one 
more reason real estate buyers really should be represented.

I am no longer an active agent myself, but I am secretary of TREBAA (Texas Real Estate Buyer Agents 
Association) so I know and can make referrals to exclusive buyers agents for anyone who needs one.

Becky