Why do builders discount?

Yolanda,

A poorly built home which has a large builder discount might save a buyer some money now but that saving will diappear quickly when the problems start. In fact the problem will cost the buyer a lot more to fix than the supposed discount amount. 

Yolanda there are always what I call "greedy" as well as not so wise "bottom feeders" usually the quality or the there lack of will appear shortly after the builder closed up the LLC....Endre

Hi, Yolanda...I'm sure David Weekley homes are very popular with buyers in your area. Great post. 

Yolanda,

Your post makes complete sense to me.  And this is great info for people to know. A

Good advice to do research on builders. David Weekley homes are not in my area, but I do hear good things about them.

Yolanda

I have worked with builders for many years . . . . We kept it simple good value . . . . no discounts.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

It is important to work with good builders when buying a house. 

I haven't seen very many builders discount around here, Yolanda.  They do make it up by offering incentives on upgrades and financing.

Deep discounts by a builder would alarm me. We don't really see them in my market... incentives that change from month to month, yes. But not discounts from asking price.

I agree, huge discounts should definitely be red flags.  If the build is good and the home is priced fairly, discounts are not necessary.

Yolanda, 

As we know the home buyers heer expect some type of discount from list. Some builders offering these large diiscounts are red flags as to the whole home. The old saying you get what you pay for applies here. 

You get what you pay for, right?  True saying.  People need not fool themselves.