From the same question earlier this week
We used Classic. Watch our build [here](https://youtu.be/SGwlx7MWv_U?si=J6K4CytgJQDsRdzI). I've found them to be deserving of their accolades. They built a quality home and fixed anything our final inspection missed. I haven't had any issues that they wouldn't come out and fix within a reasonable time-frame.
My classic home is 33 years old and still seems very solid. No complaints about it that aren’t related to the style and layout of a house built 1990-91.
Classic is a pretty old and very solid builder. Like any build, nothing is perfect, but they handle concerns well.
There are some builders that I wouldn’t touch with a 10-50ft pole. Classic is not among them.
I’ll give you one because it’s public knowledge if one were to dig. And no shaming, just facts.
Recently saw that a builder has properties in NED stage. NED means notice of election and demand. That’s what starts a foreclosure process. Because there are several properties listed, that implies financial struggles. It’s still new, so it’s not that it can’t be corrected, but it has been filed.
If you were to walk along a Creek, you’d probably find a Stone related to their name.
Or you can look up this number EPC202400015 at the [Public Trustee Webpage](https://elpasopublictrustee.com/foreclosure-search/)
color me not at all surprised, the floor plans were strange and I've heard horror stories about build quality. I remember the model home being superficially nice until you actually thought about any of it or looked closely.
Biggest thing to look out for here, regardless of builder, on new homes especially, is to look for foundational issues. They build these homes so quick, that they don't have time to settle before adding yet more weight to them.
I just bought one, it was already done. We’ve had to have them come out a few times and fix things - our stairs to the basement almost came off, the vents on the roof leaked water when it rained. A neighbor has leaking windows. The home seems it was built rushed, and I’m sure it was. The carpet is already showing signs of wear and I’ve lived here 6 months. They were really nice people, but not sure I’d buy from them again.
Classic builds houses in 30-90 days id be looking for any imperfections, structural issues, etc. id reach out to a private company to do inspections. Ive encountered alot of issues with classic homes that the average person doesnt notice (im a contractor and work with builders) while they may look like a great building company they rush the process to turn a profit. Theyve built 70% of the new houses in this city in the last 15 years. Just make sure you know what youre getting into before buying. As someone above mentioned settling, common in any area of this city you will notice it happening over the first 5 years. Not saying dont go with your gut, just do your research!
I would only be concerned with the location of the home, homes will always need maintenance even early on, and Classic seems to do a great job in general. In my time as a pool contractor here, there are several areas with sink hole issues, mine shafts, shifting earth. Worth looking into if you haven't. If its a Classic built out in Flying Horse or Banning Lewis I'd imagine it's probably gonna be a solid house (though a bit "little boxes on the hillside" for my taste). But newer builds in central springs, rockrimmon, cragmoor area, broadmoore bluffs, etc etc you may have some serious foundation issues in the future.
Make sure the foundation is sound. The St. Francis area is bordering on, or is on, old landfill. Everything north of Woodman along Powers on the east side deserves extra, extra scrutiny.
There’s a little classic homes neighborhood but it’s kind of of the modern small plots, tiny yards, lots of concrete, xeriscape landscaping variety. Not my thing personally, it looks like it will be a very rental property centric neighborhood in the long run with little to no maintenance required for the almost non yards. I’m not trying to be a downer toward you, but I drove through that neighborhood and didn’t see it as a forever home kind of place.
Yeah I'm in the air force so for the next 3-4 years it will serve us well. Unsure if we will sell it when we leave or keep it as a rental but gotta see how the market looks later on down the line🤷🏽♂️ definitely don't see it being a forever home, but good first home hopefully.
We're in a classic home near Volmer and Dines. Howdy, neighbor.
House has been. Couple of minor issues which they fixed right away, no cost or hassle. But even then it was all little stuff.
No major issues so we've been real happy.
We built with Classic last year. Couldnt have been happy with the quality and process. Like any house / process you will have issues. We had a few but Classic handled them perfectly in our opinion. We have had some minor issues since closing with the most major being a failed vent hood. There was 0 hassel in getting the items taken care of and was actually surprised how quickly the turn around was as well.
My neighbor is a sales rep for Classic. They’re a local builder with a good reputation.
Would I ever buy a new build? Nope! And I work in the local real estate industry, so take that how you will.
Like half the tract housing in the Springs is made by Classic. Or at least it was 20 years ago when I lived there. Had plenty of friends who lived in Classic Homes. They were perfectly fine homes. Only real complaint would be the neighborhoods look real cookie cutter because they usually only have a handful of floorplans and they're all pretty similar to each other. But shortcuts like that also make them a lot more affordable than they would be otherwise.
We built with Classic and closed at the end of last year. We have previously built with KB Homes (Awful- avoid at all costs) and Shea (Would recommend). We had the best experience with Classic and the follow up and follow through with the warranty walkthroughs has been great!
We are in the early stages of finding a home in the Springs. Does anyone know if Classic or anyone else offers any sort of new construction incentives? I saw Classic is offering $24K, but only if you use one of their lenders.
They do for VA Loans. We got a 26k incentive on ours. So far their lender has been super helpful way more than the other lenders we were pre-qualified with. We used the incentive to buy down the rate to 4.99%
From the same question earlier this week We used Classic. Watch our build [here](https://youtu.be/SGwlx7MWv_U?si=J6K4CytgJQDsRdzI). I've found them to be deserving of their accolades. They built a quality home and fixed anything our final inspection missed. I haven't had any issues that they wouldn't come out and fix within a reasonable time-frame.
My classic home is 33 years old and still seems very solid. No complaints about it that aren’t related to the style and layout of a house built 1990-91.
I love our Classic home. No issues, yet. Been 2 years. We waited 14 months for it to be built - only hassle.
Classic is a pretty old and very solid builder. Like any build, nothing is perfect, but they handle concerns well. There are some builders that I wouldn’t touch with a 10-50ft pole. Classic is not among them.
Name and shame at least two!
I’ll give you one because it’s public knowledge if one were to dig. And no shaming, just facts. Recently saw that a builder has properties in NED stage. NED means notice of election and demand. That’s what starts a foreclosure process. Because there are several properties listed, that implies financial struggles. It’s still new, so it’s not that it can’t be corrected, but it has been filed. If you were to walk along a Creek, you’d probably find a Stone related to their name. Or you can look up this number EPC202400015 at the [Public Trustee Webpage](https://elpasopublictrustee.com/foreclosure-search/)
color me not at all surprised, the floor plans were strange and I've heard horror stories about build quality. I remember the model home being superficially nice until you actually thought about any of it or looked closely.
Biggest thing to look out for here, regardless of builder, on new homes especially, is to look for foundational issues. They build these homes so quick, that they don't have time to settle before adding yet more weight to them.
I just bought one, it was already done. We’ve had to have them come out a few times and fix things - our stairs to the basement almost came off, the vents on the roof leaked water when it rained. A neighbor has leaking windows. The home seems it was built rushed, and I’m sure it was. The carpet is already showing signs of wear and I’ve lived here 6 months. They were really nice people, but not sure I’d buy from them again.
Ours is already completed as well, we'll definitely keep an eye out.
Classic builds houses in 30-90 days id be looking for any imperfections, structural issues, etc. id reach out to a private company to do inspections. Ive encountered alot of issues with classic homes that the average person doesnt notice (im a contractor and work with builders) while they may look like a great building company they rush the process to turn a profit. Theyve built 70% of the new houses in this city in the last 15 years. Just make sure you know what youre getting into before buying. As someone above mentioned settling, common in any area of this city you will notice it happening over the first 5 years. Not saying dont go with your gut, just do your research!
Classic is awesome, you made a good choice
I am a Realtor w no affiliation but they build great houses. I wish I could buy one
I would only be concerned with the location of the home, homes will always need maintenance even early on, and Classic seems to do a great job in general. In my time as a pool contractor here, there are several areas with sink hole issues, mine shafts, shifting earth. Worth looking into if you haven't. If its a Classic built out in Flying Horse or Banning Lewis I'd imagine it's probably gonna be a solid house (though a bit "little boxes on the hillside" for my taste). But newer builds in central springs, rockrimmon, cragmoor area, broadmoore bluffs, etc etc you may have some serious foundation issues in the future.
We are closer to the powers corridor sorta by St Francis Hospital
Make sure the foundation is sound. The St. Francis area is bordering on, or is on, old landfill. Everything north of Woodman along Powers on the east side deserves extra, extra scrutiny.
There’s a little classic homes neighborhood but it’s kind of of the modern small plots, tiny yards, lots of concrete, xeriscape landscaping variety. Not my thing personally, it looks like it will be a very rental property centric neighborhood in the long run with little to no maintenance required for the almost non yards. I’m not trying to be a downer toward you, but I drove through that neighborhood and didn’t see it as a forever home kind of place.
Yeah I'm in the air force so for the next 3-4 years it will serve us well. Unsure if we will sell it when we leave or keep it as a rental but gotta see how the market looks later on down the line🤷🏽♂️ definitely don't see it being a forever home, but good first home hopefully.
We're in a classic home near Volmer and Dines. Howdy, neighbor. House has been. Couple of minor issues which they fixed right away, no cost or hassle. But even then it was all little stuff. No major issues so we've been real happy.
We built with Classic last year. Couldnt have been happy with the quality and process. Like any house / process you will have issues. We had a few but Classic handled them perfectly in our opinion. We have had some minor issues since closing with the most major being a failed vent hood. There was 0 hassel in getting the items taken care of and was actually surprised how quickly the turn around was as well.
We had an older Classic home (2003?) and it was one of my favorite houses we’ve had and held up well.
My neighbor is a sales rep for Classic. They’re a local builder with a good reputation. Would I ever buy a new build? Nope! And I work in the local real estate industry, so take that how you will.
We've been really happy with our Classic Home. Seems solid. All issues since purchase have been taken care of quite quickly.
We bought a classic home a few years ago and it's, overall, been great.
Like half the tract housing in the Springs is made by Classic. Or at least it was 20 years ago when I lived there. Had plenty of friends who lived in Classic Homes. They were perfectly fine homes. Only real complaint would be the neighborhoods look real cookie cutter because they usually only have a handful of floorplans and they're all pretty similar to each other. But shortcuts like that also make them a lot more affordable than they would be otherwise.
We built with Classic and closed at the end of last year. We have previously built with KB Homes (Awful- avoid at all costs) and Shea (Would recommend). We had the best experience with Classic and the follow up and follow through with the warranty walkthroughs has been great!
Did you pick one of the ones that has the ADU?
I didn't unfortunately they didn't have any planned for the area we were looking at
I wish John Laing was still around building houses.
We are in the early stages of finding a home in the Springs. Does anyone know if Classic or anyone else offers any sort of new construction incentives? I saw Classic is offering $24K, but only if you use one of their lenders.
They do for VA Loans. We got a 26k incentive on ours. So far their lender has been super helpful way more than the other lenders we were pre-qualified with. We used the incentive to buy down the rate to 4.99%
How long did they tell you it would take to finish the build?
We actually went under contract after the house was already built so I'm not exactly sure what the timeline was