Richmond American Homes Reviews in Phoenix Mesa, AZ

My move in date was changed first "by mistake". Then a second time was changed 10 minutes before end of day, the day before with no notice provided to me. When I finally did move in there was no walk through and several items were not finished, to include; issues with both showers no range installed, and several leaks. Since then superintendents have been rude, cussed at me, and been generally non responsive.

My husband and I bought our first home in March and just to sum up our experience I’ll write a small review for now. from the beginning our experience was less than favorable, our sales agent did not know how to handle any questions we had. Our home also did not come with blinds, fans, and bonus we got a broken front window that had been there since October and we moved in March 25th. Overall I can’t recommend this builder, in-spite of our repeated efforts to connect with the sales agent manager and work with someone else we were not assisted. Nothing was ever done to rectify the poor experience we had with buying our first home and nothing was done or credited to “make it right” for us. ... More

Chose a new build in the Phoenix area because I loved the build site and was happy with the interest rates they offered. Was skeptical of all of the negative reviews I had seen chalking them up to new build experiences in general, but quickly found out why. Completion was delayed twice during my purchase process. Delays are somewhat understandable, but the last delay happened just two weeks from my scheduled closing date. I had to be out of the house I was renting by the end of the month and there was no option for me to extend my lease, leaving me homeless for the period of the delay. Richmond American told me to pound sand, and that the contract protected them from delays in closing on time, of which, the only chance of recourse was for them if the delay had been caused by me, the buyer. They flat out refused to offer any assistance for my out of pocket expenses towards my lodging, storage of my stuff, and the second trip for the movers to take my stuff from the storage locker to my new house. All told, I was out ~3k. This was money that could have been spent towards finishing my back yard, or additional down payment, but instead was just removed from my pocket with just a "tough cookies, our contract protects us" from the builder. After I had finally closed, I discovered that the oven that they installed was not the oven I had paid for, and immediately brought this up to the construction supervisor. He gave me the run around for two weeks, saying he was expecting a call back from GE, and then that the oven I was supposed to get was discontinued. He ultimately told me that I had a better chance of settling this with GE than he did (which tells me that he wasn't that interested in solving this problem). After a very quick call to GE, they were able confirm that Richmond American had ordered the incorrect oven for my house. I sent this info along to the sales team and they miraculously we able to "find my oven" within a few days. I suspect they just swapped from another unsold house that was supposed to receive the same oven. Sucks to be them I guess... I would never recommend dealing with Richmond American. They use the cheapest available materials to build their houses and are only looking out for themselves. Definitely not interested in building a quality product, nor are they concerned about the consumer. ... More

Extremely disappointed with the lack of communication, transparency and quality of work throughout pre/post home buying. Still waiting for several issues to get fixed that funny enough were identified by the super intendent. They are taking there sweet time and there is no sense of urgency. I understand many homes has several issues and I'm not the only one but that's where communication comes into place. Definitely feel like if I don't frequently stay in touch nothing will be done. Going on 2 months now trying to fix things prior to close. May need to file some ROC complaints.

I don’t even know where to begin. Let’s sum it up to the superintendent Mike being incredibly insulting and aggressive to his boss Javier not responding to issues in a timely manner to the other superintendent Gab never returning any text or phone calls for now going on 3 weeks. There’s lots of Builders out there and I would HIGHLY recommend purchasing a home from any other builder!

The Estrada Del Oro II site home builder contractors are terrible. the cart was always before the horse. The studs are crooked and uneven. the floor has lumps and squeaks everywhere do to water damage. The wall are all wavy and it looks like a roller coaster. over 1 inch out of flatness. The roof is full of cracked tiles and construction debris. the cheapest material are installed. lower grade than Home depot lowest quality. The baseboards are put down before the tile so all the edges of the tile have cracked grout showing. The toliets and fixtures install are all trash. The kitchen cabinets are worst than a old water heater shed material. Richmond American Homes refuse to fix anything, these house are worst built than KB homes. The sale folks and finance company are thief's and scammers. The entire Richmond American homes staff have lied to me from day one. promises from sale people that are never keep. There rude as hell... Buying from Richmond American Homes has been one of the biggest mistakes of our lives. THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL, YOU WILL BE UNHAPPY AND YOU WILL GET RIPPED OFF BY RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES. ... More

We had, and still have, bad experience with the superintendent and assistant superintendent when it comes to 30-day inspection repairs. They are non-responsive most of the time. Quality of the actual home is subpar compared to other builders we’ve used in the past.

We purchased our home with good faith hoping to own a quality home unfortunately not only the quality was not satisfactory, but we were forced to purchase the damaged furniture, and now we have noticed the mattresses are not supposed to be sold and they are illegal for sale purposes, and they may result in injury or DEATH. we notified Richmond American Homes, but they are not willing to take the responsibility. DO NOT BUY FROM RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES

Would not buy a Richmond American Home again. Grew up in a family with construction background so very familiar with quality and to rate quality would be a 0. The house was complete disaster and unclean upon receiving Keys. Everything we had asked for was denied. Even during walk thru and something as simple as door bell not working and comment made was "I wouldn't want one anyways, who wants to hear a door bell?" well needless to say, I believe there is a simple reason for having a door bell. LOL...anyhow absolute nightmare and they are very pushy to get you to close escrow without them on there end having everything completed. There contract is completely in favor of Richmond Homes with NO protection at all for the buyer. Anyhow in a nut shell we bought a Brand NEW FIXER UPPER from top to bottom. Not enough room to explain everything! Oh and who needs straight doors? or cabinet panels that fall off? ... More

- Sales agent cancelled our contract and falsely stated it was agreed upon by purchaser/seller. - We were provided 3 different start dates of construction in 6-month timeframe. Earnest was placed on July of '23. Build did not start until February of '24. - Our several requests for change in sales agent was ignored. - We've had to file a police report on their sales agent for harassment. - Sales agent stated our selected options were all in order. Builder denies they were informed of the change order, and will not rectify the issue even though proofs were provided as requested. Thus, causing us a major loss in our appliances that was purchased based on the Home Change Order. -Breach of contact. -Interior build was sloppily put together, yet, the superintendent advised he QA's everything. Interior feels like it was put together by subpar tradesmen. Tape lines present, visible mudding/taping between sheets, uneven paint, missed paint, uneven texturing throughout, hallway has a half inch drop in entry height. - Multiple windows shows damage to the framing, i.e. dents, and gouges. - Home Inspector advised of deficiencies in inspection report. While the superintendent stated he repaired it all, it was a blatant false statement. -Flooring was called out as being uneven during our walkthrough. Superintendent stated they are allowed a tolerance. This is true, however, per ROC, it should not be visible, or noticeable. It is clearly visible. - Can't take more than a 4–5-minute shower as the water will not stay hot. -Garage door was improperly installed. Superintendent advised he fixed it, but the tracks are making considerable noise when in operation. -Brand new dish washer was never functional; superintendent stated that he ran one cycle. GE appliance repair technician confirmed unit never worked. -Customer service is lacking. Builder will not commit to providing repair time lines, or acknowledgement of issues. Superintendent, instead will try to justify workmanship or advise their trades won’t correct the issue. -HVAC system did not work for two days, coincidently during our home inspection and 1st walkthrough, after it was noted, the drywall had water saturation from a broken window left unsealed for several days during the monsoon season. Builder would not provide reason for defective unit, or what was repaired. Rooms have uneven air flow while home inspector noted the HVAC ducts were the worst dented ones he's ever seen. I cannot use an air filter higher than a Merv 8 (most basic for home use) before the ducts start making loud noises. We require a higher Merv air filter due to my partners respiratory issues from his time in service. This HVAC issue was mentioned to the builder, and no response. - We wasted our time identifying issues in our walk through as they were not repaired. We were advised that the superintendent corrected majority of the issues before closing, but the issues remain. - Due to the mishaps with Richmond American Homes, my partner and I both have seek professional mental health. The entire process has injured our mental , physical, and wellbeing. -Initial loan officer did not request needed documentation to process our loan after we received our pre approval. Financing advised that it was the purchaser who did not provide requested documentation. Even the new sales agent attempted to say it was the purchaser who did not respond to financing inquiry. It was always the purchaser who had to reach out to the finance department to see if they needed any documentation. -The only positive experience we had was our direct communication with the Finance Regional Manger after our issues. She was the only person at MDCH that provided updates in a timely manner. ... More

My experience is very long and has many moving parts that to date are still not wrapped up. This is/was a horrible experience. So as briefly as I can try to summarize, we were lied too by sales, by construction, and flat out blown off by the customer experience person I reached out too as well as someone named Debbie that was named along the way as someone who was supposed to be helping us, we’ve been brushed off and passed around from just about everyone I’ve spoken too minus Paul in finance. The only way I can get any straight answers is if I am constantly trying to contact a new person who rarely responds but send my message to the original person. I’ve been told my issues will be escalated and they were once. Then passed back down the line. I’ve done my best to be open minded during this experience because I know that we are not the only ones who not only have had a problem but because I understand that things happen, but that understanding has become just me fighting to be priority at some level. I’d love to begin to enjoy my home and move forward. There are just so many unfinished or new items that need attention that aren’t being taken care of. Over all I can not give a positive review and my impression of Richmond American Homes is horrible. ... More

Please due your due diligence! They lie and are deceitful, they will not do any repairs that they schedule. The financing is a total SCAM and I am filing consumer protection complaint with the attorney general.

There's is nothing to highlight! From start to finish, I hard a terrible experience. From sales person, gallery appointment and superintendent. I've been in my home now 6 weeks and still waiting for things to be completed from my initial walk through. I was pressured the entire process bullied, treated unfair and not at all with any type of compassion or even a customer. I was nothing but another house to close before the end of the quarter. You people run other stock market, so close on as many houses as possible. You need to start working on QUALITY over quantity!!! I paid over $350 000 for a house, I shouldn't have any holes in my walls, walls missing paint, cracks in my foundation, tile grout missing and the list continues. Terrible craftsmanship. ... More

It was a nightmare ,very bad no good terrible experience.

Moses, Tyler, Matthew are all horrible and very unprofessional. Richmond American Homes will lie to you and do anything to get your business and once they have it, they treat you very horribly and unprofessionally. I will be telling all friends and family to stay away from Richmond American Homes.

Terrible experience not happy with home still waiting for several items to be fixed.

I purchased my first home in Dec 2023. There were pending things to get fixed at the last walkthrough; however, as of today's date, we continue waiting for the builder to complete this. No one has contacted me to follow up but only after me reaching out. It has been a very disappointing experience. We bought this home with a lot of time and effort. Staff responsiveness and attention to this matter has been very poor.

I wish I would bought somewhere else