Pulte Homes Reviews in Orlando, FL

Easy to talk to their sale person or the office manager they are very much help full all the way This is my second home we bought from Pulte their staff is great

Good quality home and home value.

We had a horrible experience with Pulte. They tried to make us close when the house was nowhere near being complete. Their quality of workmanship is horrible and subpar. We’ve had so many issues in the house. We honestly would probably never build with Pulte again and this is $1 million house. I can imagine what they do for less expensive homes.

Marilyn and Shane did a fantastic job. Will definitely pursue another deal with Pulte.

I am so happy to have my new home until Christman's Holidays.

We purchased from Pulte in September of 2022 in the Willow Ridge development in Montverde, Florida and were given a target completion date of May to July 2023. We thought it was a bit long as our previous, larger home (nearly 2x the size, with a basement, 2nd floor and built during cold Ohio winter) was built by Ryan Homes in Ohio in less than half that time - but we noticed the timeline wasn't too far off from other builders and Pulte said this was part of building a "Quality home". However, as we would commonly find, they overpromised and under-delivered. We were finally able to close at over 13 months (end of October 2023). First, I'll start with the build. We were not given a pre-construction timeline (which is supposed to be mandatory, but our builder "forgot"), and Pulte waited for over 4 months to start construction. When it started, our builder never responded to questions, status requests nor provided updates - only our sales person did and she'd always say, “everything is on track”. Our builder failed inspections multiple times for electrical, mechanical, pre-dry wall, plumbing and anything else that was checked and many times he failed for the same thing over and over, which led to months of delay since they could not build a home to code minimums (let alone build a quality home). Pulte would also not tell us what they were being failed for and we had to go directly to the township to get the details which generally were poor quality work that didn't meet basic code requirements. We paid for some upgrades (outlets, flooring, etc.) that the builder "missed" and when we pointed it out to him, he went and took credit for finding issues. In April, when we asked to confirm that it was on track for an end of June closing, we were told "all is going well" by the sales person (since construction lead never responded). So we moved forward and sold our house to coincide with that closing. But, despite the email notice of a June 27th closing, we did not close for another 4 month after that. This meant temporary housing and high expense for storage because we had already sold and agreed on closing of our previous home. Pulte said, "Sorry, this doesn't usually happen". One would think after waiting for over a year for a 1 story ranch (no attic or basement) it would be high quality and completely ready, but that would be a wrong assumption. After 13+ months our house was not "finished" when we moved in. When we moved in it was in a state that would not be acceptable from a pre-owned home. There was dirt all over the floor, missing paint spots, paint stains on the counter, irrigation not working, issues with hot water, garbage disposal didn't work, worker trash in the house, paint splatter on the floor (carpet and wood), piles of dirt on our patio, missing sod that wasn't replaced, scratches all over the hardwood floors, cut water lines, problems with electrical wiring (not done correctly), missing grout in showers, dented garage doors, ants in the house, windows that didn't work, etc. Most of this was pointed out in the pre-close walkthrough and wasn't fixed. Even worse is that as I write this, we are over 1 month in and much of this is still not fixed. They did offer to clean the floors but wanted us to cancel our movers and push back our move in date and extend our temporary housing. This couldn't happen because 1) our movers were already on the road from over 1000 miles away 2) our temp housing was set based on the closing date. They did clean the floors around our stuff after moving in, but the carpet should have been replaced and this should have all be done prior to moving in. We were told, "Sorry, this never happens". For financing, the mortgage company would take days to get back to me on any request but when they wanted something it always had to be by the end of the day. They also constantly wanted reassurance that I had the money despite credit score >800 and notification of proceeds of the sale of my previous home. It was clear this was all a financial transaction and they needed assurance on the day before since they hadn’t given an amount. At this point, they said "it has to be a wire transfer and done by today - we should have told you that weeks ago, sorry." Of course, this is with 3.5 hours before banks close and not easy to get that done without an appointment, but after accepted another "sorry". But, when we got to the closing that was scheduled more than a month prior, they were still gathering all their paperwork and asked if we could leave for a bit so they could work on someone else's closing while they got our information sorted. This was followed by getting keys to a house that was in disarray as previously detailed. I'd call it a comedy of errors, but it is not funny when it is the largest investment that you make. Bottom line, stay away from them (at least in FL), don't believe anything they say because they will tell you what they think you want to hear, and look for other builders. I had previously built with Ryan Homes and the experience was infinitely better from start to finish. After a month in the house, I continue to be shocked and appalled at the poor quality done on the house and the number of corners cut. In Ohio, Pulte was known for good work -but I really can't say any stronger to potential buyers to look elsewhere unless you like hearing, "Sorry, that shouldn't have happened/have been that way" with no actions behind hollow words. They do not care for their clients, just that they get paid. We were denied schooling for our kids based on temp housing, no compensation for temp living and months of storage. Poorly build home. Stay away. ... More

As Pulte is a very large company, the quality and professionalism differ per department. The sales department did a great job of showcasing and promising services, but as soon as the contract was signed, they let us hanging. The builders did a good job and we had great relationships with the construction managers. The worst experience we had was with Pulte Mortgage. Extremely unprofessional, not communicative, not helpful or supportive at all. We had to switch to another lender because it got so bad. The servicing is run at minimal effort. Things do get attended to but you have to wait, sometimes for weeks. ... More

I'd rate our overall buying process from start to finish as good. This is our second time purchasing a home (different builder). The Pulte team was good to work with. Specifically our construction lead and the gentleman who sold us the home were actually great regarding communication and working on our behalf. Overall construction is good on the home. We have been here about a month and we are already noticing the imperfections. These houses are going up so fast and the different trades are in and out and you can tell in the product especially in cosmetic areas. We are still waiting on some outstanding projects to be completed by the builder but communication has been good. At this time we would definitely consider Pulte again when buying a new home. ... More

John was great to work with. He was knowledgeable, forthcoming, transparent. He did not disappoint. He takes pride in what he does. I know my home is build to last by him.

Will write review when I’m able to move in. Closed on 10/30/23 move in delayed due to problem with flooring.

Had a great experience! Trevor was extremely helpful!

Excellent experience with pulte, easy and reliable procces, they take care of every detail

Stay away from purchasing a Pulte home. Unless you like the stress of not having things done right. I moved into my home on Oct 3rd 2023 and my punch list items is still not complete. The construction supervisor has failed to complete my list, his supervisor came once to my home and has not done anything to resolve the issue. Good thing I’m connected with the Orange County court system and attorneys. Next step is take Pulte to court. Much more expensive for Pulte than just fixing my punch list problems. Stay away from Pulte.

I wish I had something better to say, the mortgage experience was terrible, last minute they switched out our construction manager (he was pretty decent) to a new one that pretty much didn’t care. I still having issues with my grass and irrigation and zero answers… there’s plenty of little cosmetic issues inside the house that need to be addressed.

I am not a first time home buyer so I have some reference point to compare. I would say just like any new home I experienced some issues however Pulte staff has been really helpful. Ashley on the team made everything possible everything that was promised. Chris and Nathaniel has also also been very active and helpful in resolving the issues we faced. And I am hopeful that our pending issues will also be fairly resolved. I look forward to working with Pulte in the future too.

2 months and my sidings at the front is crack and the side needs fixing and no one is responding.

Excellent Salesperson, Construction managers. Very responsive.

The quality of the material is not as good as what we paid for. I'm not satisfied with the work done on the exterior. However, I had a good experience working with Tim, the construction contractor.

For the price I paid for my brand new Pulte home, I could have bought a used house and still do the fixes that I'm doing on this one. Poor work/finish quality, even after the walk through they missed to fixed stuff (holes on walls, cracked door frames, very bad painted doors. "Construction Managers", and i put them on quote because they are more of Project Managers, they just coordinate for other vendors to do stuff, and they don't even verify the quality or the completeness of the job. All they say is "submit to warranty" & "we all make mistakes", and that's correct, my mistake was choosing Pulte for my home buying experience. ... More

Good attention from they seller

The whole process was a nightmare. The house was build by a couple of guys that didn’t know how to do anything it was insane. Please don’t make this mistake look somewhere else. All the houses have problems.

We have bought many houses but this is the first time we have been overwhelmed with Putle's services before and after closing. Putle provided good quality materials, excellent floor arrangements and excellent support from their staff. Our house is located in a good area and thank you for Putle's expert selection of the area and the hard work of their organization . We recommend that all buyers invest their commitment and lifetime wealth with putle real estate. 5 stars from us.

Still have a list of things that have not been taken care of that we’re supposed to be done by closing.

A lot bump on the road thru this process but We feel great about moving into new property. Unfortunately we been experiencing a lot issues that were not address before we closed on the property in side and out side of the property now we are dealing with warranty delayed with a lot issues that were not address before we move in. Unfortunately I can only provide good feedback to pulte mortgage team they were excellent, help us thru this process. Not good thing to said about construction manager/management team and the sale team worst, I will definitely used a realtor for our next project. I decide to move forward with pulte as my parents build a house back in 2000 unfortunately this experience was not the same experienced as I remember 23 years ago, I thought picking Pulte and knowing, they being in business for 23 years or more building quality homes and credibility with higher standards but I was wrong. Building material are not the best quality unfortunately we are seeing that now for example floor tiles are cracking, we being on the property for less than a month, shower doors already out places out not properly install, we hope this will be resolve to avoid replacement on near future. I will do more diligence and investigate different builder options on our next house project which it’s very soon. We went directly to Pulte base on previous purchase experiences. ... More

The only bright spot was Tim the construction manager. He was fantastic to work with and a real professional. The subs used in our development were the worst I have seen. (This is our 3rd build - plus one rebuild after hurricanes. Paint on the floors, walls not level and/or straight, paver contractor was horrible, electrical problems throughout the house and more. I would never build with them again, nor would I recommend Pulte or their sister companies to anyone.