Richmond American Homes Reviews

When buying a home remotely from Richmond American Homes, I expected a certain level of support and care, especially as a buyer. Unfortunately, the experience has left much to be desired. I closed on my home without being present for the final walk-through or the first two weeks of ownership, trusting that all was in good condition. Shortly after moving in, I discovered that three trees had fallen on the property while I was absent. I asked the builder to stand them back up, which they did, but the trees quickly died. When I reached out to report this, hoping Richmond American Homes might assist with replacement, I was informed that they were not responsible for landscaping after closing. While technically accurate according to policy, it’s disappointing that Richmond American Homes wouldn’t make an exception or even offer guidance for a remote buyer. Having to replace trees that were never healthy from the start is frustrating and doesn’t seem fair, especially given the lack of options for someone who couldn’t oversee every step in person. A bit of flexibility and customer support could have made a significant difference. ... More

Take people request in consideration instead of ignoring right after you got funded.

We agreed to purchase this home while still under construction when a major leak under the slab was discovered. At that point along with other issues like the grading of the property where water collects around the foundation I no longer wanted to continue with the purchase because of potential problems in the future. In the agreement once they have your money they are not obligated to give it back to you even if the problem is on their end because they are supposed to fix it but the repairs done to my house were band-aid repairs that they won’t accept for themselves. Most of the blue tape repairs to be done was never complete and the tape was just removed but we had pictures before and after. I would recommend new buyers to do some type of inspection before agreeing to any contracts. I will end my rant here by saying I will not be buying another home with Richmond American in the future. ... More

We just purchased an Idaho Richmond American spec home. Although it was a spec home, we entered into a purchase contract just as the build began. The Richmond sales team was very friendly and reachable in those early days. We signed their contract and completed their down payment early. After that though, everything changed. Now the salesperson and project manager seemed to avoid us. Their prior promises really didn't seem to matter anymore. For example, one promise they made was that the build could be prioritized and the completion date advanced if we needed it. We needed it. Now though, the local Richmond team did the opposite. They seemed to de-prioritize our build. Often nobody worked on the house for days on end. The sales team became nearly unreachable. Once I was told 'if I have two dates to schedule anything, I always pick the later date!' No wonder progress slowed to a crawl. We came to feel the local team's goal was to encourage us to walk away, forfeiting our substantial down payment, and allow them to sell the house again to their next customer. On the day the property closed and we finally took possession (three weeks late), there were a few issues they promised to fix. Nearly a month later and with NO attempt from Richmond to address these concerns, the story repeats itself. They seem to be all about transactions and completely uninterested in relationships. Although the house itself seems fine, if you are considering a build with Richmond American, I would proceed with caution. Many of their verbal promises seem to be voided by their exceptionally long contract. That's my opinion. ... More

Tengo más de un mes mudado acá y todavía tengo detalles por reparar algunos los he tenido que hacer yo como por ejemplo la pintura, pero hay detalles en los gabinetes del baño en los marcos de las puertas en las baldosas del baño, detalles que no debería tener una casa nueva

Don’t go without a Realator and don’t believe the salesman John he will say anything just to make a sale and the he will lie and say he never said it. He had us fly from Hawaii for the frame walk and the project superintendent was not ready to do the frame walk because the home wasn’t ready for it. Remember your not to hold them up in anyway but it will never be there fault if they are not ready when they inform you that they will be. As for the quality of the home I would have expected it to have been much better. The drywall in the home is already cracked in one of the door frames by the garage entry, the paint has different shades in the living room , lights in bathrooms and chandeliers, along with light switches are obviously not level. The drywall on the ceiling for pendant lights in kitchen have areas around them that need to be repaired there is also a dirty hand print near one of the pendant lights on the ceiling. There is paint spatter on the flooring throughout the home. It appears that they put little to no effort in cleaning the home prior to us moving in. Also they are still building this community and the don’t seam to pick up there rubbish and it blows into everyone’s yard and you have to pick up their debris on a daily basis. It seems as though they only want pump out the homes as fast as they can with no attention to detail or pride in there workmanship. The workers leave nails and debris in the street. Even the stucco siding has a lot of cracks in it and the home has only been built for approximately 6 weeks. Come on Richmond American I know you can do better if you try and care about your customers or do you only care about sales, these homes are not cheap ours was just over 840,000 $$$. On the positive note we do love the floor plan. ... More

We are completely pleased with the workmanship of our new home. However, we were not satisfied with our Richmond American agent. This individual was not forthcoming with the process and changing information. We would get information from our lender before we would the Richmond agent.

I recently purchased a home from Richmond American Homes (RAH), and while the overall experience had some positive aspects, there were significant issues that need to be addressed. **Quality of Construction**: While the materials used are good, I was disappointed with the craftsmanship. There were noticeable flaws in the finishing touches, indicating a lack of attention to detail. Additionally, throughout the construction process, the workers left the property extremely dirty and even buried trash in the yard, which was unprofessional and frustrating to deal with. **Design and Layout**: The design and layout of my home are one of the few aspects I'm satisfied with. RAH offers a range of floor plans, and the one I chose suits my needs perfectly. The open-concept living area is spacious and well-designed. **Customer Service**: Unfortunately, my experience with customer service at RAH was consistently disappointing. There was a pattern of overpromising and underdelivering across sales, financing, and interactions with the project manager. While initially attentive, the project manager's follow-through was lacking, leaving many issues unresolved and causing unnecessary stress. **Timeline**: The agreed-upon timeline for completion was not met. When we took possession of the home, it was not finished as promised. Moreover, the house was still dirty, and the cleaning was not thorough, which was disappointing and inconvenient. **Value for Money**: Considering the issues faced with construction quality, cleanliness, and customer service, I feel the value for money was not fully realized. While the initial cost was competitive, the overall experience has diminished the perceived value of my investment. **Conclusion**: In conclusion, while Richmond American Homes offers appealing designs and layouts, my experience with construction quality, cleanliness, and customer service fell short of expectations. I would advise potential buyers to proceed with caution and ensure clear communication and accountability throughout the homebuying process. Trevor ... More

This is my 4th new construction, all with different builders and the quality of the workmanship has been the worst so far. After a month none of the “within 30 day” repairs have been completed. Several rusty nails have been found in the front and back yards. The yard has many low spots in excess of 6”. The sod along the back fence was dead, promised to be fixed and never was. I replaced it myself. Floor boards were replaced once and require continue work due to the replacement damaging adjacent boards. Several area of trim work still need to be fixed. The builder rep makes several promises to fix and sets dates for them and the majority of the time doesn’t follow through. Many of the interior doors didn’t/don’t close properly. Many of the walls aren’t straight, corners don’t line up. AC has a loud condensate drain pump due to “failing to place drain under house like normal”. The list could go on but in the end the quality control of the build and workmanship is the lowest quality I’ve experienced. ... More

These houses scream one thing … CHEAP…. You would think when you pay 300+k for a new construction it would come with little to no problems Right ? WRONG …first off, irrigation was busted when I moved in , 2nd main bathroom had exterior leak… once u buy the house the communication is immediately cut inhalf… this house can’t go a month without an issue.. 3rd problem is floor creeks so badly in 3 different spots can’t use the bathroom without waking up the wife.. I was told this was “NORMAL” thing. LOL WHAT A JOKE… LYING through his teeth (won’t say who)…another thing is lights flicker when ac is triggered (even if light is switched off) meaning CHEAP start capacitor …LASTLY everyone in my neighborhood has a tap going to the fridge but mines don’t???? I’m sure they will ignore this issue to .. I will NEVER buy a house from Richmond again nor recommend anyone I know to do such a foolish move. 3 stars MAX ... More

I would not deal directly with Richmond American Homes in the future

I love the beautiful house that was built. The workers made sure to build the house with great care. However, there are portions of the house that are different than what was discussed with me by the sales representative. In fact, there are quite a few surprises that have come up that were not communicated to me by the sales department. Three weeks before closing I was blindsided by what I was told was a "decision the builder made". I've tried calling to get clarity several times but I was told the Sales Manager and the original sales representative, Rena, would return my calls so they can answer my questions. To this day I have not heard from either of them and that was over 2 months ago. Even if they couldn't change the situation, I would've expected, at the very least, that they would be professional enough to return my calls. They made a very exciting life-changing situation into a sad disappointing one. It's a beautiful house but I can't help but think Richmond American Homes sales representatives will say anything to get the sale. They purposely omitted key items of the house and community requirements to get the sale but then they hide when the buyer is seeking clarity (bait and switch). If you are buying a house stay away from Richmond American Homes because they do not uphold honest business practices for individuals looking to commit to a large purchase such as a home. ... More

I’m keeping this review short and sweet. DO NOT buy from Richmond American. They don’t build quality homes for the price, we’re extremely rude during the walk through process, and have been slow to fix the almost 20 plus issues with our home. Again to keep it short and sweet, DO NOT, but Richmond American homes.

Worst builder I have ever seen. Door trims are not even, patched poorly, and missing caulks. Fixtures installed in wrong position and loose. it has been more than 90 days since the 30 day warrant walkthrough and only one repair have been made. Paid north of 500K for the home and it doesn't worth it in my opinion.

There was a delay in getting into our home. Two weeks to finish up. They should have taken another two weeks. At final walk through - punch list items would be taken care of asap. We waited over 4 weeks for even the first things to be addressed. We love the area and we think structurally the house is built well but the quality of the finishing (paint, doors, grout, etc.) has been really disappointing. The initial 4 weeks of hardly any communication was frustrating.

Bought in April 2024, It was great at first, I loved how fast everyone answered and responded. After it closed, suddenly no one responds anymore (see below). Completely shattered my trust in this company. We reported an issue with our showers (not heating up properly), were advised we would get a call back within 24 hours, and weeks later we haven't received any sort of further communication from Richmond. Floor is deeply scuffed in multiple places, something that wasn't present during our initial walkthrough, and one drywall supposed to be fixed(which was reported) was done improperly or rushed to the point that the spot is spongy. Also, Richmond's preferred lenders immediately sold our loan to a new company, PHH Mortgage, which at the time of this review appears to be in quite a bit of legal trouble for increasing fees, ignoring VA rules, and even a class action lawsuit involving at least 48 states. I encourage you to google them, as that's who you are going to be stuck with. ... More

The quality and workmanship was terrible when I closed so to get it fixed, we had to contact customer service, Jennifer, for every issue that needed fixing especially the one’s that weren’t fixed by the final walkthrough. Every time I call customer service, up until now, she does not respond for weeks and only responds when she’s forced to. She’ll say I’m not talking to her properly. Well guess what? When you don’t respond to customers who wants to get their house fixed because the builder didn’t do a good job to begin with…Customers will eventually get mad because you all don’t care about getting the job done. Up until now, my issue from a month ago hasn’t been taken care of. I ALWAYS initiate the conversation because she WONT!!! She avoids it and hopes it’ll go away. She even suggested that I get down on my hands and knees and scrub the messed up baseboards that they messed up. I don’t think so!!! That’s what a one year warranty is for!! If she can’t do her job then she needs to go to her boss and ask for help. And she needs more customer service training because she doesn’t know how to communicate. I would like a different customer service agent that actually cares. ... More

Unfortunately, our experience with Richmond American Homes was not a pleasant one. Poor communication, very slow to respond to questions and concerns, and was told false information about some of the items we chose. Financing was also not trust worthy. We found equal to better financing with outside financial institutions that didn't charge for items to make up the "discounts" Richmond American offered. We just can't recommend Richmond American because of our experience.

The overall process was good, using their finance company was ok, but got a great rate. The Site Supe is not up to the task of making sure all punch list items are completed before closing, or even addressed in a timely manner after closing. There is a lack of ownership of the issues that remain open but all parties with Richmond American Homes. The house is nice, it is just all the little things that should have been taken care of; paint on the carpet, ships in the walls, pink "paint fix here" marks were missed, miss matched fixtures. All easy to fix, just were not done.

We've had to gradually accept the sad truth that, in this day and age, you can't find anyone who will deliver an acceptable product. The housing industry is no exception. Over many months, we observed the building of our new house, in addition to multiple homes in our neighborhood and others. What we saw was subpar work, done hurriedly by workers who either A) don't know what they're doing or B) simply don't care. They obviously put quantity over quality, and the proof shows in the final result. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain here in detail Richmond's failings during the building process, but let's just suffice to say their over-reliance on vendors has created an inefficient and dysfunctional system. Because incompetent craftsman cannot do the job right the first time, Richmond and the buyer spend precious time and effort arguing over who is responsible for items which need fixing. On the occasion Richmond actually accepts responsibility, getting someone to come over and do the repairs is an entirely different challenge altogether. We had to constantly monitor the building process just to keep everyone honest, and were forced to move into a house with multiple unfinished issues just to close on time. Throw in the fact that their in-house lending entity treated us like potential money launderers, and I have to say having Richmond build us this house has been the most stressful experience we've ever been through. We won't do it again. ... More

I’ve experienced the home buying process 5 other times before working with Richmond. This is by far the worst experience I’ve had from beginning to end and even after buying the house. The Lender could not give me firm or confident answers to my questions. I go the run around many times from the sales person and the construction person in charge while the home was being built in regards to things the home came with and what, how and when it was going to be finished out with. The underwriter and the lender were not on the same page even after I provided the same documentation to them multiple times. My real estate agent tureens out to lie about commission percentage that we agreed to. The title service was the best part. I’m not new to the home purchasing process. It’s been 40 days after closing and some things are still not painted (doors, walls, touch-ups). I’ve notified them at least 3 times and nothing has been done about it. ... More

progress on the house was pushed back 2 times and then when it came to the end of the month they pushed us in due to rate locks even though the house was not finished to our liking. We went to 3 separate walk throughs and items on our punch list were not taken care of and a month into living here have still not been taken care of or even discussed when the work would be done. They contract out all the finishing work and this was not up to par by far! Base boards have paint run and over spray all over them. nail holes are still exposed and not covered up. corners of the baseboards are not flush or are clumped with paint overall looking terrible. All doors and door frames have chips or holes from the nails that were not filled prior to paint. Areas of the texture on the walls are missing in some spots or over splattered in some. The wrong paint was used in some areas and some areas not even painted at all. Overall finished product was rushed and the Superintendent didn't even look over the final product to even give the okay on the walk through. It was embarrassing to see that many tape marks through the house and between the walk throughs minimal things were addressed. almost as like they just removed tape and didnt think we would check to see if it was fixed. Still embarrassed to invite people over to my "brand new house" with it looking like i hired some random joe off the street to complete this work. Unacceptable! ... More

I'll start by saying this was the worst 1st time home buying experience for me and my wife. I feel completely misled from the get go when looking at the model home. I was told my home would look exactly like the model, when come to find out this was completely untrue. There were upgrades in the model home that cost additional and weren't mentioned to us until after we left a deposit. When we found out we weren't getting certain features we tried to back out and get our deposit back, the sales lady gladly mentioned if you back out, we keep your 11,000 deposit. Now would you feel trapped, who walks away from that kind of money? I almost did because the house we were stuck with did not look like the model home, no fireplace, only certain railing up the stairs and not all of it, a huge water heater UPSTAIRS in our laundry room which reduced the size of our master closet nothing like the size of the closet in the model home. I observed the house being built because there was no security onsite and I could literally walk in the house after hours any night of the week. They went through three super intendants so my house was built completely unsupervised which explains the low quality work in some areas. Because of lack of supervision, our closing date continued to get pushed out because delays with materials and deliveries affecting us the new home buyer. Items were broken as they were installed and repaired instead of replaced. Wait, I thought I was buying a NEW home not repaired.When escalating this up to the V P level, he took my call but was prepping for a fishing trip and didn't pay attention to my concerns. Monty mentioned he would return my call and never did and never answered my call after that, what kind of customer service is that, but you're quick to tell me I'm locked in a deal that I was misled into. If I could afford an attorney, I would have reported this company and tried to sue as I was bullied around and forced into buying a home I DID NOT WANT TO BUY! Does that sound like a good experience to you? Sincerely, an unhappy 1st home buyer with Richmond American. This probably won't be posted anyways. ... More

The house over priced. The house have so many problem to fix. Request some one out to fix. It take week before thing could be done.

Our move in was pushed multiple times. We signed early with the promise from Richmond that multiple issues would be fixed after. 2 months after moving in and there’s still things that haven’t been fixed. It is very hard to get ahold of anyone to take care of these issues and having gone through 3 superintendents on a 6 month period seems to cause things to fall through the cracks. The quality of materials is not great considering the cost of the house.