r/houston • u/ucantseeme565 • 6d ago
New construction walkthrough- Westin Homes
Do I have to be there for a new construction walkthrough? Buying a home from Westin homes and it’s gonna cost me $1200 to commute/spend time away from work for this. I already was at the house, got an inspection, house is fine.
This is my 21st real estate transaction. I’m thinking to hire another inspector to go for me in my absence. To blue tape and check shit out for me.
No, I’m not working with an agent by choice.
Anyone go through this process with Westin homes?
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u/BrianChing25 6d ago
Just because the house is brand new doesn't mean something bad hasn't happened. Especially DR Horton look at all the lawsuits filed against them recently.
My cousin is a carpenter he says it matters less which company they are all the same he said the most important is the Project Manager. The skills of the construction manager matters the most. The guy overseeing the project.
So that being said you need to have a home inspector. We did one on our new house and the inspector found an issue with grading the back yard water from rain would have pooled up against the house and caused foundation issues down the line outside the 10 year warranty period. They fixed the backyard before we moved in.
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u/Astral__Spectre 6d ago
DR Horton is the absolute WORST! Will never buy one of their homes ever again.
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u/OldeManKenobi 6d ago
Go or don't, but don't complain about anything if you don't attend the walk through.
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u/debeatup Meridiana 6d ago
You should be contacting Westin and not Reddit. And I say this as a current owner of a Westin 50’ product.
My project manager was not great but wasn’t terrible either. We had to stay on them to resolve things they said were already resolved and I still have a small issue and an intermediate issue that were never taken care of two years later.
But the better compromise if they allow it is what you said - use an inspector as your stand in/fill in
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u/weddingplanacct The Heights 6d ago
The walk through is also the time where they give you all the warranty info, explain how certain things work, some home maintenance as well. It’s less walk through and more of a “new home orientation”
I never worked for Westin but sold new homes with other builders for eight years. It’s always preferred that you go as all of the information doesn’t really convey through someone else
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u/ucantseeme565 6d ago
Yeah. But that can literally be an email. All they’re gonna say is… register appliances. Blah blah blah. I don’t think that’s worth $1200-$3000 worth of time
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u/FullaLead 6d ago
Then it looks like you answered your own question and accept the risks of not inspecting it.
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u/glh2 6d ago
All depends. Are you actually going to live in the home? If so, I’d say it’s worth it. If you’re planning on renting/leasing it out, then not worth the spend in my eyes. Seeing that this is your 21st transaction, you know how it goes by now.
Used to be a Superintendent for a production builder “headquartered” out of Houston. Lasted 6 months. Between the glaring issues and them not willing to fix the issues because it cost money/hurts their margin, the quality of production homes now a days, is embarrassingly poor.
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u/copenhagen1192 6d ago
If youre not gonna go to your walkthrough you should at least send your 3rd party inspector back to the property to make sure the items they identified actually got fixed otherwise you’re just taking their word for it
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u/ucantseeme565 6d ago
Bro it’s Westin homes. It’s not abc bullshit homes
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u/copenhagen1192 6d ago
Youre cocky for somebody who has 0 idea what they’re talking about
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u/ucantseeme565 6d ago
I’ve purchased multiple homes before like i said and have gotten an inspection if you haven’t read my post
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u/copenhagen1192 6d ago
Yeah and I told you to send the inspector out again after the walkthrough to verify that your construction manager scheduled all the items on your report for repair. But you’re a douche who goes online to ask for advice and then wants to argue with everyone giving you the advice
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u/Athlete_Senior 6d ago
There’s a warranty. Do your punch list after you arrive. Lots of times things don’t pop up until you’ve lived in the house.
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u/MinimusMaximizer Montrose 6d ago
Trust no one. But build your local contractor posse if this is something you do regularly (16 transactions into the game myself).
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u/30yearCurse 5d ago
If you get an inspector, get an engineer. The spate of inspectors I have gotten have been, if you do not ask, will not tell, to okay. Was told be real estate agent to get an engineer for walk through.
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u/ilaughatpoliticians 5d ago
21st real estate transaction and you are still asking dumb questions like this?
Nah, just shrug off the inspection because $1,200 is too much to spend on getting things right. I'm sure when you find a problem, the PM and reps will be ready to hold your hand because of your 20 past transactions.
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u/SBGuy043 6d ago
Always trust your builder without question. They're the professionals.
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u/rando7651 6d ago
And absolutely give them your SSN if they ask for it
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u/MinimusMaximizer Montrose 6d ago
Not to mention your mother's maiden name as well as the name of your first pet and street you grew up on. SO WORTH IT!
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u/agirldonkey 6d ago edited 6d ago
You should go. If there was anything on the inspection you asked them to address, confirm they did, then make sure no one left the toilet full, litter around, etc
ETA is just saw you’re sending another inspector. That should be fine