This is BEYOND frustrating for me and this WILL be a vent/rant.
Let's get one thing VERY STRAIGHT here - deciding to buy a brand new construction home directly through the builder WILL NOT SAVE YOU MONEY - PERIOD!
I don't care if you think that by doing so the builder is more likely to "make a better deal". I don't care if you think that you are "better than the average person at negotiating".
You WILL NOT get a better deal. IN FACT, we have proven it time and again, we have gotten better deals for buyers than the builder has ever given "directly".
I'm talking about homes built by local mega builders Viking, Copper Basin, Hallmark, etc.
These builders include the cost of selling the home in their pricing structure and they are NOT going to reduce the price of the home below a specific number - they do not want to devalue the neighborhood! Want a better deal? Talk to us, we KNOW what homes the builder is willing to negotiate more on than others. It's a benefit of working with builders and selling huge amounts of their inventory WITHOUT being "their agent". It's that simple. Not to mention that they will pay X% for every home, whether that % goes 100% to their agents or, if that % is shared with their agent and YOUR agent.
The builder's agent IS NOT representing you. They DO NOT have your best interest in mind, period. They have their interest in mind. Why on earth would you go directly to the builder without representation WHEN YOU ARE PAYING FOR IT WHETHER YOU USE IT OR NOT??
It's like paying for an attorney to represent you and then not using that attorney and representing yourself.
There are 2 types of people we see doing this, ones who just don't understand that they need representation (YES, you do) and pay for it anyway and those that think they are "not your average Joe" and can get a better deal themselves. I can talk until I'm blue in the face and whether y'all believe me or not, I see it every day and I know for a fact you are kidding yourselves (oh, and losing money too).
Are we on the same page now????
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Christine, I agree with you. This is one case where going directly to the source will not help. They are merely going to pocket the extra money. The last thing they want is their customers previous customers knowing that they are discounting their products and lowering the value of the homes they bought in the process.