Richmond American Homes Reviews

Fit and finish of completed homes should match the model homes but builder is too rushed to complete houses resulting in less than ideal quality. Sales team and building superintendent are knowledgable and very easy to work / communicate with.

Love the house sell person wasn’t honest

The best part of my buying experience was getting a quality house and dealing with a very helpful sales agent. Worse part the incompetent loan company I had to send the same documents multiple times. I have excellent credit it took them forever to approve me. We got close to losing the lock on the interest rate. The construction team were not responsive to close the punch list before the closing date and we moved to a dirty house.

I would like to share my overall experience with the sales and construction teams, highlighting both positive aspects and areas for improvement. Sales Team: My interaction with the sales team was generally positive. The representatives were attentive and helpful, addressing most of my queries adequately. However, I believe there is room for improvement in terms of providing more frequent updates and detailed answers to specific questions I had. A more comprehensive approach from the sales department would have enhanced my overall experience. Construction Team: Unfortunately, my experience with the construction team was not great. There were consistent delays, and numerous mistakes were made throughout the building process. I had to bring these mistakes to their attention during my periodic walks of the property under construction. All the mistakes were handled as I brought them to their attention, but still shouldn't have to catch these as a buyer. In addition, the construction team was addressing outstanding issues during the final walk, creating challenges for me to thoroughly assess and sign off on the completed work. I believe there is a need for better coordination and communication within the construction team to avoid such issues. Timely completion of tasks outlined during walk-throughs is crucial for ensuring customer satisfaction. I hope this feedback proves constructive in enhancing future customer experiences. Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of my home, although I had to closely oversee the process and the work's quality. I also had to file warranty claims to address issues that were not resolved before the closing. ... More

I really love the home itself, but getting issues identified during inspection addressed has been a real pain. The process feels slow and frustrating, and it takes way too much follow-up to get things resolved. The house is great, but I wish the post-inspection support was smoother, more responsive and reliable.

We love the neighborhood and most aspects of the house. The employees have been top notch. The location is good and the spacing between the houses is nice and that is what enticed us to purchase. The overall quality is not great. Its obvious Richmond is mainly concerned about low costs by using cheap supplies and not finishing key rooms like the laundry room. The cement in the basement is obviously not level and you can feel it even under the carpet and pad. Speaking with neighbors they experience the same issue. This is 2025, leveling cement is not a new technology. Its clear low cost vendors were used who don't care about their work. The landscaping is cheap and its obvious it was only installed to meet the HOA standards. Putting in plants that look like weeds doesn't add to the curb appeal of the property. Mulch in key areas smells when its wet and washes away quickly. Again, another example of low cost/poor quality. Richmond needs to decide what market they want to be in moving forward. if you are going to keep selling $1.1 million homes or higher then it might serve you well to look at quality. Higher end buyers are not going to want cheap quality for that price point. If I would have known about the cheap quality, we would have looked at other home builders before Richmond. Richmond should be in the first time homebuyer market with these supplies. ... More

No follow up after purchasing, it take more than 2 -3 weeks for come back for defect claims response

We love the town that we are in and the neighborhood. Our sales rep was fantastic, as was the loan officer. However, we were pressured by “corporate” to move up our closing date to meet “their” quarterly sales goals…..which meant that the actual construction crews had to “rush” to finish our home. You can tell by the finish work and attention to detail. (Paint quality is terrible, caulking on countertops is sloppy, contouring of front yard is shoddy, drywall and texture around bathroom light fixtures was sloppy, it was obvious that everything noted issue on the walkthrough was “rushed” to make closing happen….and after talking with other neighbors, I doubt they will be corrected at the one year walk through. We were told of their experience with Richmond, “ that once they sell you your home, good luck getting any response from them…..”We’ll see, I have faith that we will….. ... More

So the home has some pros and cons. Some of the upgrades are nice but then they went cheap on other things…such as upgraded fixtures but didn’t even put in a smart thermostat or the wire for a smart thermostat. There are many things that they went cheap on. In addition we were told before we entered into a contract and received the hoa rules that the only thing we had to worry about was drainage. Once we entered into contract and were towards the end we finally got hoa requirements and by then it was to late to back out as we would have lost all of our deposit. We were not told the truth about the hoa and had we known the truth we would not have purchased. ... More

Over all not to bad. Still have a hand full of small things that need to be fixed

Purchasing was fine. The readiness for walk-through was an issue twice. The first time I verified on Friday that the house would be ready Monday. I was traveling from 10 hours away to get there. When I arrived they were framing the driveway to be poured and there was still work to be done inside. The second time it was still not totally done and we discovered that where there was supposed to be an 8 ft french door per the JIO, there was a 5 ft empty opening. I closed anyway thinking it would be handled quickly. I have been out once since then and it wasn't done yet. At that time I also discovered with the help of Richmond staff that there was no modem in the utility closet to set up internet. I plan to be there the week of Thanksgiving for most of the move-in and I have no idea if it's been resolved yet. ... More

The appliances were great also the floor plan and front yard and irrigation and plants. Driveway very nice. Great view. The painting and wall work were below standard. very sloppy and not done w care. Looked like very rushed job. Hose to vent dryer missing. Windows filthy. Follow up slow Thank you to allow us this opportunity to share our experience anonymously

Make sure that EVERYTHING is fixed or finished BEFORE you sign the closing papers. Because after that nothing gets fixed.

The superintendent Eric was excellent. Very thorough and responsive.

Love my home however we did 2 walkthroughs prior to close to make a list of things that needed to be addressed. None of those things have been addressed. Despite the “ warranty” I cannot get anyone to answer me. I have called, put work orders in and I am ignored. I have a door that won’t even close! Overall I do love my house but do not sign closing documents until everything is correct. You will never hear from them again

This is my second home, but first time with Richmond. Sales representative is great. I appreciate Brad for his prompt replies and sharing progress every week. Construction manager was responsive to the issues reported to him with immediate actions. I am yet to evaluate with the warranty guys as I will need them very soon for the recently discovered construction issues. Overall not a bad experience but could have been better if Richmond had a better policy about after sales and service. This is not people problem, but the Company policy. Problem:. Most of the buyers will have trouble finding drywall's/paint issues during inspection causing them to live or fix their own. Richmond doesn’t provide warranty on drywall and paint which is standard with all the builders. BUT, Most of the other builders provide a couple of “free hours” for paint/drywall post closing, but Richmond just wants you to live with that. This could have been better with Richmond to have a best customer experience. ... More

If you don’t do any upgrades the quality of material used is very cheap. A lot of simple mistakes are made. Seems like they rush through the process of building these houses. In our experience we had a leak, excess foundation, solar panel box put on wrong, flooring was scratched, carpet was lumpy and you could see the seems, breakers tripping and paint that needed to be redone. They give you a matte finish which scratches and stains very easily. Overall I am happy with my home, just wish everything was done right from the start. It’s a hassle trying to get all these issues fixed while moving in and getting acclimated to your new home. ... More

The overall look of the home is very nice.. The finishing touches that were done was sloppy and careless in regards to the drywall and painting.

Not too happy with certain problems that I have encountered and still dealing with. I would have hoped for a better experience with the final walkthrough and fewer house problems.

Low quality material repair work are to hard to get done bathrooms are ridiculously small very very unsatisfied.

After submitting warranty issues, have received very poor response to getting items fixed.

Quick and easy experience for home purchase

It was okay, not superior or poor.

We recently purchased and moved into a new home. Overall, we like the house. Unfortunately, many of our blue tape items were not taken care of prior to moving like we were told they would be, including items that should have been resolved prior to closing. The responsiveness of the team has been less than ideal. Several of our items (broken concrete, broken screen door- to name a few) are still unresolved. We recognize we are not the only customers. However, when you purchase a home, there are certain expectations that have not been met.

I already submitted like 5 warranty issues in only 1 month of buying the house. Including and issue of the floor. Every time that rains a lot of water comes from the garage floor and living room. This is crazy!!