Buying a house with no realtor

I should have explained the situation a little better...the builder developed a subdivision and they have a realtor that represents the community. These are new construction homes. Since the realtor is selling the house for the builder, does that change anything?

I've never heard of DSLD selling for lower than their list price in Mandeville/Covington. Certainly worth a try but I'm not putting any hope into it

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I've never heard of DSLD selling for lower than their list price

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They don't want to do that, because it screws up their marketing efforts. I've heard of builders selling for lower than list price in closeout communities, but that's it.

The negotiation is in which you can get them to throw into the pot - in the form of free upgrades and closing cost assistance.

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I've never heard of DSLD selling for lower than their list price

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DO NOT buy a DSLD home. They are shite. My real estate agent told me she would never let me buy a DSLD home. It is well know in the industry that the quality is terrible and in 2 years all kind of shite will be breaking.

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NOPE. Ask around. DSLD is well known by those in the business for poor quality. Just google and read all the terrible reviews. Glad you've had a good experience with one.

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A+ better business bureau

Haven't heard anything negative other than "Its just not the same as a custom house"...which I don't mind. As long as shite doesn't break, I'm good. Never heard of bad quality from this builder with my extensive research I did before buying the first house with them

ETA: But we are getting off topic here from the purpose of the thread

We like Tuscany...its one of the only subdivisions that DSLD is building in where there are 2 other builders so not all the houses look alike. I was never a fan of my current subdivision where most of the houses look identical. Its nice to have multiple builders to break that up

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I am also buying DSLD in the same area. You don't need a buyers realtor at this point. They won't do anything to help you at all. Just ask politely if you do not have a buyer's realtor, if you could get a 1% credit towards an upgrade or something. They might do that for you

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Disagree on no help at all. I've built solid relationships with developers in communities like this and they will do things for my continued business vs. a one off customers every time. Plus I've got a lender that pays 1% of my buyers closing costs and prepaid items (on 100, not 101 for the lender crowd) every time. Not to mention most new construction buyers who are unrepresented do not get a home inspection because of that builders one year warranty. That has come back to bite more people than you could imagine. That builders not gonna risk doing for ReMax agents clients what he did for one off Eddie.

I agree that 1% towards upgrades is best possible outcome. Possibly 2%. But when you see builders pricing for those upgrades, you'll know it's not actual pricing. If you ask for inconspicuous upgrades (argon in low e windows, radiant barrier roof sheathing, etc...you'll get more bang for buck potentially, but you need to catch construction and contract at the right time.

My advice is get a home inspection from an independent vendor who works for you before you close, and have him come back to verify work has been completed to satisfaction. Builders warranty means dick if you're not aware of issue. Just last week client had small leak on HVAC in crawl that would have led to water which would have potentially caused mold. But the builder had Certificate of Completion ,

Good luck!

Those are the same floor plans in the subdivision I'm moving into. I'm about 6 weeks from closing and they've done a great job so far. No complaints yet.

What if you are the first buyer in an experimental new development? Do you think they would be willing to negotiate price if they are desperate to get buyers in a new development?