Perezfamily
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 | | 09/04/2007 8:44 PM |
 Alert | Any coments? any insight? what do you love about standard pacific? what did you not like? What upgrades could you live without? cant live without? how is the community? Thanks in Advance! We might end up being neighbors<img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'>
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cdpedro
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| | 09/04/2007 9:03 PM |
Alert | Are you looking at the Meadows or Villages? We are building a spec with Standard Pacific in the Villages at Glennwilde on Falcoln Ln. We have been very happy with everything so far (granted were only at the framing stages, but we do live in a standard pacific in RED right now). Great communication and customer service. I like that alot of what we wanted was standard so we chose not to upgrade too much as we wanted to have lower payments but save up cash for what we really want, like hardwood floors, new kitchen sink and appliances.
Congrats on whatever you decide to do.
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garden glow
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| | 09/04/2007 9:22 PM |
Alert | | What do I love about S.P.? Everything!...solid construction...great design and use of space...fair pricing...and the second phase has some of the best veiws left in town....wish I could build right now..but will have to wait..so go ahead dive in head first..my husband and I have done exhaustive research on the the new builds here in Maricopa...by far S.P. is at the top of the list...second Centex..third Lennar....all in Glennwilde..go figure? | |
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Perezfamily
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| | 09/05/2007 11:33 AM |
Alert | Right now I am looking at the villages. I have not put anything down or anything yet I wanted to make sure its what we wanted first.. it is lot 12 that we are looking at.. it should be starting the farming process soon.. I want to say it is off of tara street ( if its still avaliable.. I believe it is still phase 1. ) However, we know there are always spec homes avaliable<img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'> we are looking at the 1822 sq ft one. we too are just wanting the house alone.. we want to add wood floor once we take ownership. It seems like maricopa is a tight knit community, and I like that. I just have to convince my hubby of the drive <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'>
Where is phase 2 at? what are the views the mountains? I really appreciate any info anyone provides!! and good luck to the ones building
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cdpedro
Posts:117
| | 09/05/2007 1:25 PM |
Alert | We're building a 1822sq ft (same model as the sales office) on lot 14, so it would be 2 houses down from me, so definantly neighbors if you decide to get it. My husband and I both grew up here in Maricopa and we love it. Wouldn't think about living anywhere else.
Phase 2 is where the sales office and models are. All those empty lots.
Keep us updated on what you decide to do!!! | |
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Perezfamily
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| | 09/05/2007 4:04 PM |
Alert | | oh wow how neat!! Also, does anyone know how much negoation you can do with the homes? We have never bought a new home and do not know if it is normal to just take the asking price or what? thanks!!! | | | |
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motoman
Posts:35
| | 09/05/2007 4:58 PM |
Alert | | We have a the 1822 sq foot home in Glennwilde too. On Corvalis LN. We love it! We should have a block party once it cools down. We had one earlier this year before it got hot and it was a hit. | |
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cdpedro
Posts:117
| | 09/05/2007 6:35 PM |
Alert | | Motoman a block party would be so cool, I can't wait for the house to be finished and meet all the neighbors. Their telling us beginning/mid November. Our house is right at the end of Corvalis on Falcoln, so not to far away!!! | |
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cdpedro
Posts:117
| | 09/05/2007 6:40 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Perezfamily on 09/05/2007 4:04 PM
oh wow how neat!! Also, does anyone know how much negoation you can do with the homes? We have never bought a new home and do not know if it is normal to just take the asking price or what? thanks!!! </div>
Are they offering pretty good incentives? That was a huge factor for us. They said we could either take the incentives and use it at the design center and whatever was left could be applied toward the balance of the house. We choose to apply the majority toward the house. I think that is kind of their negotiating factor. But it never hurts to ask, right? We have mostly worked with Parker and he was so awesome, but Dave has been really nice too. Good Luck! | |
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garden glow
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| | 09/06/2007 11:29 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Perezfamily on 09/05/2007 4:04 PM
oh wow how neat!! Also, does anyone know how much negoation you can do with the homes? We have never bought a new home and do not know if it is normal to just take the asking price or what? thanks!!! </div>
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Although, the guys at S.P. are great...they are salesmen...and are paid on commission..the higher the sell the higher the commission!
It's not too late to involve a Realtor...they know all the ins and outs..
Dawn Madden of Maricopa Properties..520-568-0555
or Deborah and Aziz Farhat at Long Realty...520-280-1778
both local...
From what I understand, they (realtors) give back the buyer a portion of commission and can usually get you rock bottom pricing...
No harm in trying! Good Luck !
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Perezfamily
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| | 09/07/2007 9:12 AM |
Alert | Thats what we were debating if it is worth getting a realtor involved or not.. thats greally good to know! Thanks!!
btw I went out there 2 days ago and the houses are coming along... I was surpised the framing looks done already! they move fast! | | | |
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cdpedro
Posts:117
| | 09/07/2007 9:50 AM |
Alert | Your telling me, I drive by every afternoon before I pick my son up from school at Legacy. Yesterday we had windows and the bathtubs had been delivered, the day before I had no roof. The foundation for the house on the side of me was poured yesterday morning and today their framing. I had talked to one of the framers last week before they started and he said that from the time they frame to move in is roughly 2 months right now. I think Standard Pacific is just trying to get phase 1 closed out. Works for me, I just wanna move already!
BTW, we are using Dawn Madden and she is great. | |
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motoman
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| | 09/07/2007 11:34 AM |
Alert | Yep, they are going nuts on the construction right now. I have a hard time driving down the street each morning because there are so many workers vehicles, cement trucks, and roofing cranes in the road. I hope all goes well with your future home.
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kjgreifer
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| | 09/08/2007 8:11 AM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By motoman on 09/05/2007 4:58 PM
We have a the 1822 sq foot home in Glennwilde too. On Corvalis LN. We love it! We should have a block party once it cools down. We had one earlier this year before it got hot and it was a hit.</div>
We should have a block party for all of the Villages once it cools off.
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Krzy
Posts:53
| | 09/09/2007 6:53 PM |
Alert | We're in Meadows at Glennwilde, Standard Pacific 4500 series homes. We purchased a spec back in March and we're quite happy with it.
What I would do is go and look at the homes as they are being built. What you'll find is a lot of interesting things going on in construction that a lot of builders do not do because it's too expensive or they're too cheap.
SP also include a lot of standard stuff that other builders charge extra for so they can get a lower base price. I think Richmond American and Centex put in a lot of 'standard stuff' and keep the pricing real.
Overall we're happy with Standard Pacific, their buying process, the customer support, and the home in general. If I had to do it again, knowing now what I didn't know before, I would likely stick with Standard Pacific.
Timeframe: the home next door to me was poured on May 4th and has been ready to close for about 2 weeks. This is a 3200 sqft 2 story (4509 model).
Make sure you get the stuff that is difficult to add after construction:
*Water softener loop (buy 3rd party softener, but get the loop - very hard water down here)
*Extra coach light prewires.
*Extra power outlets in the garage(s).
*Extra plumbing outside where you think you'll need it.
*Extra cieling fan prewires in bedrooms/living spaces/outside.
*Extra can lighting in kitchen/living areas.
*Sink in the laundry/garage areas.
*Stereo/speaker prewires are really handy and cost effective during construction.
*Raised vanitys in the bathrooms.
You can go cheap on flooring/faucets since aftermarket is much more reasonable and easily replaced. Don't bother having them landscape the backyard, its awfully expensive to have them do it. Upgrade the interior light fixtures and counters yourself. Also, it is very expensive to have the builder paint the inside of your house. For a little time, practice, and patience you can save thousands painting yourself. If you dont like chrome tub/shower surrounds, it would be worth having them install them in the finish you prefer.
Sometimes you have to have the builder install stuff so you can get it rolled into a mortgage, just make sure you're not going to be paying for 30 years on something that you'll be replacing in less than 10. | |
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kjgreifer
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| | 09/11/2007 8:11 PM |
Alert | Hi Krzy,
Have you looked at the Meadows pricing online lately? Standard Pacific dropped the prices way down. But the Villages pricing has stayed the same.
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Krzy
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| | 09/11/2007 9:58 PM |
Alert | Interestingly enough, I stopped by the sales office just last weekend! I spoke with Rick and asked that very question. His response was that there are other builders in the area that were just spanking Standard Pacific on pricing and that right now the market demands it. In 6 months the base price on my house went from $258k to $218k. I'm not overly concerned since we love the house and have no plans to sell or move. We had the same thing happen at our last house shortly after moving in and we ended up selling it at 2.5 times the price we paid. It just takes a bit of time.
Standard Pacific did a 'rebid' on most of the trades coming in to build the houses and due to the reduced number of houses going up, the trades have become more competitive. I have watched two homes go up near me and I dont think the quality has suffered as a result of the reduced prices. The standard stuff is still standard, yet I can't speak to the cost of options.
I also think they were getting some trouble from Centex, the incentives they were giving were absolutely nuts (as much as $50k on larger homes). Since Standard Pacific doesn't really negotiate their prices I would guess that hurt them too. Not to mention that the number of buyers has droppedl.
As I've said before, I'm hopeful and excited about watching the community grow and I'm glad I stumbled into Glennwilde. It really is a nice community. Of course, that may have something to do with the low number of people living here so far.
Note: You can however negotiate the down payment with Standard Paciific, just ask. Also, I recommend using a Realtor. It costs you nothing and you gain the benefit of an expert on your side. | |
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kjgreifer
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| | 09/12/2007 8:04 AM |
Alert | I heard that Standard Pacific has sold the remaining lots in the Meadows to another builder. For one reason or another the Meadows hasn't sold well. I heard from a very good source so I do believe it. He thinks it is Lennar but wasn't sure. I know the Villages has 2 sections of land and one is almost built out and they just opened the second section which is located by the model homes.
Does the Meadows have 2 sections? If so Standard Pacific may just be trying to close out the first section quickly by discounting the homes so the other builder can get into the second section.
He said Standard Pacific wants out of Maricopa. They do not want to compete with the DR Hortons and keep discounting their prices. So they want to get built out as quickly as possible.
This is one reason why I wanted to go into a Master Planned community with more than one builder. For example KB homes has a community just east of Glennwilde. They are the only builder and if they decided to stop building in the community and no other builder purchased the land, it would look terrible for years until building continued.
Also the price of the HOA fees is set by the number of homes at build out. What if KB Homes only built on half of their land? Someone would have to pickup the remaining HOA fees and I doubt if KB Homes would pay the extra for a long period of time. I was only using KB as an example since they have their own Master Planned Community. | | | |
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Perezfamily
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| | 09/12/2007 4:49 PM |
Alert | Well we decided to get in on phase 2 instead.. its the same price as a spec home, but we get to pick everything out and they are offering a great lot special right now.. so it worked out I guess!
I am very excited!
upgrades we are thinking of.. give us feedback on if we are missing anything
master restroom to have shower added
extra outlets in garage and kitchen and flex space
couch lights
celing fan outlets
r/o soft water
and thats about it.. we will change out flooring and stuff once we get the house no need to pay extra for them to do it..
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kjgreifer
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| | 09/12/2007 5:58 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By Perezfamily on 09/12/2007 4:49 PM
Well we decided to get in on phase 2 instead.. its the same price as a spec home, but we get to pick everything out<img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'>and they are offering a great lot special right now.. so it worked out I guess!
I am very excited!
upgrades we are thinking of.. give us feedback on if we are missing anything
master restroom to have shower added
extra outlets in garage and kitchen and flex space
couch lights
celing fan outlets
r/o soft water
and thats about it.. we will change out flooring and stuff once we get the house no need to pay extra for them to do it..
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Congrats Perezfamily! Which home did you purchase? I would definitely get ceiling fan outlets in all the rooms, including the patio. If you have carpeting get the thickest pad available. You're carpet will last longer and it is very inexpensive.
You probably can get the R/O and softener cheaper on your own through Arizona Wholesale supply (company Standard Pacific uses) But you definitely want to get the house preplumbed along with the R/O loop. | | | |
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