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Article #6319Re: Buying a spec. home from builder
From: Duane J Dubay
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 19:59
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 19:59
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In <ebarna.47.00100497@teachersoft.com> ebarna@teachersoft.com (Eric Barna) writes: > >In article <D2v9sw.5Fs@i2.COM> mithani@i2.COM (Rizwan Mithani) writes: >>From: mithani@i2.COM (Rizwan Mithani) >>Subject: Buying a spec. home from builder >>Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 16:29:11 GMT > > >>We are lookin at a spec. home by PULTE Builder, and I had some >>questions. > >>1. Any one have any good or bad experiences with PULTE esp. in the >>DFW area? > >FWIW, my mother is (was, retired Dec 94), who has strongly suggested >that I don't go with Pulte. She says they are hard to work with before >and after the sale. Most everything in the house is an "upgrade". She >has also highly recommended Centex and David Weekly as alternatives. >Last week I look at some Holligan homes in Frisco. I don't know much >about the company, but I was impressed with the construction and the >flexibility in plans. They tend to build exactly what you want. The >salesman told me if I wanted, I could bring him my own plans and they >would fit an existing plan or develop an entirely new plan, no added >cost for arch. design. Pretty impressive. Has anyone else >got experiences to share about Holligan? >Eric We considered a Holigan Home primarily for just the reason you suggested, but we did not want to go as far out as Frisco. I've had the chance to meet and talk with Mike Holigan and he seems to be a stand-up guy who is truly most interested in providing a well constructed home. He also has net access and monitors this group. Duane DJDubay@ix.netcom.com
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