Sanderson Custom Homes in El Paso: Communities, Prices, and Buyer Representation

After you pick a plan

The contract you sign with a builder is written by the builder, not by the Texas Real Estate Commission, and it is not the one page form people expect. It sets the completion window, what happens if materials move, what the allowances actually cover, and what you are owed if the build runs long. Read it before you put money down, not after.

The walkthrough is your one chance

The final walkthrough before closing is the moment when things still get fixed on the builder's dime. Go slowly. Open every window, run every tap, check every outlet, look along the walls at an angle in daylight where drywall seams show. Write everything on the punch list, including the small things, because after closing the small things become yours. Alma attends the walkthrough and knows what to look for.

Warranty, and what it does not cover

Most new homes in El Paso come with a workmanship warranty for the first year, a systems warranty for longer, and a structural warranty longer still. The gap buyers get caught by is what counts as normal settling and what counts as a defect, and who decides. Keep every warranty document and put requests in writing with dates, because a verbal request to a superintendent who later leaves the company did not happen.

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