Where to find DR Horton Price options sheets?

Paul Jackson

last year

Looking to buy a DR Horton home and wanted to kow if there was a published price option sheet online somewhere.

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3onthetree
last year
Considering it would vary on the planned development in whatever part of the country they are building in, a salesperson for that particular development and those batch of house choices you are looking at would be able to provide that to you.
Paul Jackson
Original Author
last year
We built a house 16 years ago and the builder nickle and dimed us on every option. I was wondering what was standard adn what was extra
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3onthetree
last year
They are a national builder. Everything is in set "packages" and "options," all pre-priced. You won't have room for personal changes or negotiation.
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Mark Bischak, Architect
last year
Any "price option sheet" you may receive would most likely have at the bottom of the page, in fine print, "Prices subject to change without notice" .
chispa
last year
Exactly and they are going one step further and changing prices after you signed a contract. Pay $30k more to take possession or we sell to the next guy in line ... and that one is also included in the fine print of their sales contract. Happened to young adult kids of 2 neighbors this past year. When the RE market slows down thing will change, but right now it is still a strong sellers market.
User
last year
Any production builder has a sales model based on nickel and dollaring you, not diming you. If you don’t want that type of experience, don't choose a production builder.
Paul Jackson
Original Author
last year
Love the feedback folks...Thank you very much
3onthetree
last year
Think of going to a car dealer to order a car from the factory. The base price is set for the model. You can additionally select options like a sunroof, sports package, or leather seats. Each one has an option price, is listed, and it doesn't change. It all adds up to a total price, is manufactured and delivered to the dealer for you.

When you buy a tract-built home in a planned community by a large national builder, likewise you can select an extended Family Room, a fireplace, a lookout basement, a tier of flooring, or a Sunroom. Each option adds to the base price and they do not change. After your selections are made they build the house and deliver it to you 9-12 months* later. Your mortgage, assessments, and appraisals will all be based on this predetermined price.

What can change since Covid happened, just like a car dealer adding a premium to MSRP, a builder's contract may have an escalation clause. Over the course of many months building the house, prices may have risen enough that they can charge you more for the overall house, but it is not "nickel and diming" you.

What would be considered "nickel and diming" you for a car is once the car arrives, the dealer wants to tack on things like undercoat or paint protection. Those prices are of course out of proportion per unit, but you can easily decline them. So likewise with a tract home, a national builder typically doesn't have the time or efficiency to do custom things beyond predetermined options for you. But if they are willing, and you select something like a sod backyard and irrigation, the prices may be wholly out of line per unit, but you can always decline trying to customize the house.

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* pre-Covid, just trying to illustrate the process here folks.

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