Can anyone share experiences thoughts on a recent DR Horton home?

Don't do it.

Yeah don’t. Cheap prices for a reason.

How long ago?

We bought an older house that was custom built in the 70s after that one.

This house is 10x better built than the DR Horton one.

They are awful. My buddy is an inspector and text me pictures all the time of ridiculous stuff he sees

My mom had one. She wanted it because of the faux French villa look, high ceilings, and the big bathroom, but it is pretty cringe worthy. I've had to fix a lot of things on it, serious plumbing issues, electrical wasn't done right, there's a lot of shortcuts, and the slab is still settling so the doors and whatnot have had to be adjusted and even trimmed.

Oh, and they didn't use primer on the walls. The houses are really close together. The dirt is mostly sand and is situated so that everyone can see in everyone else's back yard. No mature trees anywhere. The garage isn't wide enough for two modern vehicles and there's no extra storage like a boat port. The roof overhangs are only like 1' (or less) instead of the 2.5' to 3' overhangs on older homes.

The worst part are the neighbors, cigarette smoking, and pit bulls that you will find yourself living amongst once the neighborhood ages.

Find yourself an older home in an established neighborhood and update it.

I've had two. A starter home and a mid size home. If you know what you are buying on the front end it isn't bad. It isn't custom, the materials aren't great, and you can't tell the work isn't great. But for the price I've paid for both, it was a fair deal.

When compared to other homes in the price range, DRH ceilings are higher, they are newer, and the master bath is typically bigger. Those were enough of selling points to get me to buy two.

Is it my forever home, absolutely not. But it works fine.

Feel free to drop some questions and I'll do my best to answer.

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Find yourself an older home in an established neighborhood and update it.

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If you are a little handy and like home improvement projects an older home might be ideal. Ours was probably 70% updated when we bought it. I don't mind changing out sinks, toilets and a little flooring.

If not, find a remodeled one. There are some very nice new homes being built but I'd shy away from the national builders unless you don't mind particle board cabinets and undersized ac units.

My buddy is a landscaper who does their work. They beat the shite out of him on price. Everything as cheap as they can be. The only reason he does it is high volume, but he hates the account.

With Da Carona raging, this company will be out of business within months