Richmond American Homes Reviews

Terrible people to work with

Overall not a very good experience, I would try my luck with a different builder, they definitely could’ve done better.

They will over promise and under deliver. Everything was a quick fix during the walk around but they waited a month after closing and my consistent follow up to start making repairs that were supposed to be done prior to closing and then postponed by the builder to the week after closing. To name a few: -water hoses in the washer are cross connected -unable to use a broken tub for a month now and builder is MIA. -they show you better quality appliances and then go with the cheapest. -a door doesn't latch - ceiling was not properly painted -floor has stains -house wasn't cleaned. AC filter was not replaced as promised. -Appliances has dents, and scratches, same with sliding doors. Windows stained with glue or paint. The lack of care is obvious. For a better experience have them get any work done PRIOR to closing. I'm disappointed with the experience don't recommend this builder. ... More

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

If you enjoy being overpromised, undelivered, completely ignored and overall frustrated for over 6 months straight to only find yourself living in an unfinished, overpriced, cheaply built home… then you’ll LOVE Richmond American Homes. I cannot say enough terrible things about this company, and they have managed to make an experience that should be one of the most exciting and happy experiences for you and your family into a dumpster fire.

My overall experience with Richmond American Homes was a very disappointing process. I've had various issues with repairs and currently still need some touch up work done after being moved into my home for over a month. I was constantly told to input claims and after doing so multiple times on the same issues I would never get a response. I've had to be the one to make phone calls and get numbers to higher ups to make sure things would get done. I felt like I was doing the jobs of others and it was ultimately a huge inconvenience. I also had zero communication with my sales agent. When I originally signed on the home I was given a promotion that all my appliances would be given to me and upon moving in I was told my appliances were never processed by my sales agent. When I would ask questions about the details of my home she would put it on the job of someone else and could never provide me with answers to basic questions. Although I love the overall look and style of my home, the lack of communication and response to issues have caused more frustration than than joy and I feel overall displeased with the whole process. Because of these issues, I would not recommend a Richmond Home to future buyers. ... More

This is my fourth time buying a home, and it has easily been the most difficult, stressful, and complicated experience I have ever gone through. From dealing with the lender at closing to finally getting the keys, nothing has gone smoothly. I could have handled some bumps in the road, but this has been absolutely unbearable. Now, I am struggling to get warranty issues addressed. Before this, I had only heard positive things about Richmond Homes, but my experience has been far from what I was expecting. I truly regret choosing to purchase from Richmond.

I will not recommend to anyone

SALES MANAGEMENT IS NOT HONOR, THEY NOT HONOR THEIR PUBLIC PRICE

They have not responded in regards to when the repairs that needed to be done will be completed.

Listing out all the issues and horrible customer service we experienced would do nothing for anyone. So, save yourself the time and heartache and DO NOT BUY A RICHMOND AMERICAN HOME. Take your hard earned money and spend it somewhere else. All the reviews are true. Horrible craftsmanship, quality is cheap and customer services (after they take your money) is less than stellar. You've been warned. DON'T DO IT!

Don’t believe a word they tell you. Had many issues from sales person all the way up the management ladder. Upper management was not in anyway helpful. This builder does just what they want and don’t care about your needs.

You want to believe that they will help. They show you their warranties and how often they are, see it's in those forms you signed. But they said yes to all of it and that they'd take care of all of it, tomorrow.... Tomorrow comes and goes. I have waited two months (since October 2). The weather stripping on garage, stucco issues, deadbolt doesn't lock, no door on bathroom, screen door, right front window doesn't lock. You get the picture don't you? I have contacted corporate in Denver, they passed me on to Albuquerque. Guess what? They will fix it....NOT. Still waiting. How can such gross incompetence be excusable? Why not take care of the problem? I spend more time trying to chase someone down (anyone) to take care of problems then it would have taken them to fix it! It's probably a ageism issue. Ignore, the old lady she will forget all of it and it will go away. Please beware. ... More

We were pushed to close yet the house wasn’t completely ready. We have a long list of items on the final walk-through that are still pending repair. Quality of grout and tile work is terrible. Trying to coordinate getting these repairs completed has been more than frustrating. Have left here about a month and already have a hole in the side of the house that has appeared along with a giant crack down our garage wall just to name a few. Richmond blows a lot of smoke about repairs. Good luck! I was warned and I didn’t listen.

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

Unfortunately for us our experience with Richmond Homes has been bad from the beginning. From the lending process to moving in and finding over 40 to do items in our home that still 30+ days after move in are still not being addressed. Everyone has dropped the ball and seems not to care at all. I would not recommend this builder because they do not care about the workmanship of their homes.

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

Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage. Garbage.

Since the beginning of the purchase was not clear and the communication not at all. For approval of purchase took to long to said not approved and in the between of the process they always ask for documents that was already upload in the portal meaning they never look the docs provide. After purchase of the house I am still waiting to solve or repair the issues that was address.

Overall purchasing from Richmond was a horrible decision and has been a nightmare. This was not my first time purchasing a house and I thought I was going a home with good company but the communication was horrible, fixing things were horrible and the staff were extremely rude.