What is a High End Home ?

Some folks think that a high end home is a home with a high price tag.

ATTENTION: Anonymous Poster whose Daddy is a Local Contractor
Email me at SavvyBroker@yahoo.com and I will tell How I know what I know
and Kiss My Job Goodbye, I already have, Realtors cannot stand by bad construction.

Realtors are NOT trained nor given the tools to even spot bad construction. I know from local builders and workers how bad things are, and if your Dad is a Good One than Great, I hope he is, I hope he stands by his work for years to come, if the home is deemed structurally deficient in ANY way I hope he will come to the home owners aid. As a Native of Eureka, I do know of a Whole lot of bad construction, and I do know that Buyers are seriously being harmed. Without RULES and incentives to keep contractors from building an inferior product there is no system in place to protect the consumer.

I do know of a couple of good builders in Eureka and there are definately a couple
that I have not heard negative about, I have posted positive posts on these folks.

If your dad has integrity, prove it, build a website about it, show the house plans, write testimonials, show lots of photos before during and after construction and you will be on
top of the construction game, because most won't show photos of during construction, cannot show electrical schematics,

The Point is People are Being Harmed by The Real Estate Industry, there is NO protection against faulty construction, Seller Lies or Realtor lies. If you have build a GOOD HOME, guess what it appraises for the same as a home of the same square footage on the same lot that is build bad, that was closed up to soon and has mold spores, homes that are inferior, the system is the problem and the good contractors with integrity must make it known to the consumer.

I cannot go to every single client of "your dads" and ask if they are happy. I know there are some good homes in eureka but they are not the ones going up 2-4 at a time, these developers are building house after house and NOT with integrity, Sellers are building their own homes and lying to consumers, Buyers are in Serious danger and this hurts everyone, and yes it hurts the "good ones" like your daddy. However, the bottom line is the BUYER better take a deeper look at all homes. And Maam, I have done more homework than you can possibly imagine, there is a BIG problem, and the CONSUMER is getting HURT.

So Slam me If you like, it won't make Things Change.

My Blog is to Open the Eyes of Consumers and Believe me after the Wilderness Club Lawsuit was overturned, the blind eye to the date rape drugging, the Contractors who will not protect or even tell the truth to protect home buyers, the Drug dealers that Repeatedly get out of jail, the Dog murderer let off, WR Grace not having to pay the actual victims for killing the Families of Lincoln County and the lack of accountibility of Realtors and Appraisers for selling structurally defective homes - your right I might as well say
as you said "not to buy any of the homes here and to run far far away".

You ask me "if I care so Much about the Buyer than I must Be telling them everything Wrong with a house" You bet maam, I certainly do but guess what, I don't know, the builders, the sellers, and the listing agents hide the defects and I cannot Protect the Buyer. The truth would protect them but a Buyers Agent does not know the Truth.

Guess What Else,
I certainly AM writing off my Meal Ticket To Protect Consumers
I have dedicated EVERYTHING to protecting Buyers and to
be "honest" about a home, as you say.

You tell me that I don't Stand by my Product, WHAT?
I don't know what the Contractor, the Builder, the Seller
is hiding behind the drywall unless I get an engineer and
open up the walls. I Stand By my clients, but I am alone in

that and therefore cannot seem to protect them.

I am not saying All Local Contractors are Bad
but certainly the Home Value system is.

The Laws protecting consumers are BAD

and seemingly not enforced.

And the ones who build with integrity get the
same value basis as the ones who do not.

The system is Not Good.

You say Potential Clients are going to Believe the Word of a Realtor
your Right, and there in lies the Biggest problem of all, Realtors
go to school for ONE week, they do not learn anything about building a
home, about engineering, about contract law or really anything they need to know to
protect the Buyers and Sellers of real estate.

The real estate industry is truly a house of cards in a hurricane.

And I love the Community so much that I am
one of the VERY few who have the backbone to stand up for the victims
of real estate fraud.

The Good Contractors, had better find a way to prove it.
Not for Me, for the Consumers, this way they will get a better
price, they will get more business and they will stand out.

Oh and sorry for my

"grammatically incorrect trash"
I did not major in English and don't
always structure my sentences perfectly...

I will Go Ahead and Post your Comment
Feel Free to Blather and Defend the Local Contractors
as much as you like...

But Have a Backbone and Don't Be Anonymous about it.

Original Post Below

I have heard local builders actually say To Me that
a home is “High Quality” because it was listed for 3 million.

I said that I had yet to see a high end home in the area and he was very upset saying that there were several and he listed homes with high price tags. I want you the Reader to know that quality has NOTHING to do with Price. Even if the Local Builder thinks it does.

Some assume that a high price tag has a direct correlation to the quality of a home.

This is NOT true.

In this same conversation I suggested that new construction in the area was inferior and that contractors were getting away with building homes that were not to code, not quality, and substandard. The builder said that the county is cracking down on subdivisions, drainage and how roads are built. Obviously This Has nothing to do with home quality but this is what he said.

If builder do not know what Quality is than how is the end user suppose to know.

I had said that I have YET to see “High End” homes here. This does not mean that they do not exist. I still have not seen a quality built home in the eureka area. But than again I don’t go to all the new homes, and mainly feel this way about the homes that are going up in developments and not the ones built on a one to one basis. But even the “Good Builders” don’t all have good stories out there about them.

If there are builders of integrity, that do not cut corners and do a really good job that lasts.
I suggest you build a website, with photos, videos of happy customers, engineered plans, your experience – insurance and qualifications and let the end user know that you WILL stand behind your product.

However, with NO building codes, buildings going up that have NO plans - builders telling stories of "how bad the project" they are on really is, and witnessing first hand situations that have hurt people financially and physically. I can say there are issues here that consumers need to be aware of.

I have been accused of “Hurting Builders” by my comments, I have been told that it is not my job to police the local construction industry. I ask you, the reader, whose job is it? If I am selling the homes for builders, and I am responsible for the end user buying the home than why is it not my job to “police”. I have heard many stories of different homes around the valley that are not built well and there is nothing I can do. I cannot disclose on listings that are not mine, and I cannot warn buyers when I am NOT the Seller or the Realtor, I have to sit by and watch Consumers be harmed.

I do not believe that the Construction Industry or the Real Estate industry is currently operating in the best interest of the consumer.

I would love it if their were builders here that would do what you ask, treat you with respect, bring a quality product, stand behind the product, do what they say they will do and if years down the road the house falls down they will back up their part in the project or at least point the buyer in the right direction.

I do know a couple of builders in which, I believe have built quality homes, but have never actually seen the homes that they have built.

My opinion is based on 8 years as a Broker Owner, obviously, no one has to believe me. But at least know that it is possible to buy a New Home that has been closed up to early and is full of moisture, has inferior construction and may not be what you think it is.
The rumor mill, the folks that work on the job sites tell lots of stories and for me it is VERY sad because the unsuspecting buyer has no clue what they are getting into.

Having worked with several contractors and seen nightmares in building standards here and witnessing situations where buildings have been made up as the builder went along I can safely say that it does happen here.

This is in NO WAY to threaten the livli-hood of those doing a good job. However, just because homes have a high price tag, does not mean they are HIGH END, nor does it imply in anyway that they are high quality.

I have seen situations where buyers have lost everything, contractors don’t stand up for them, and they are LEFT to rebuild on there own ~ where is “LIABLE” in that ?

If you know of a quality construction project in the Eureka area, and it can stand up to Montana Building Codes (international codes) and engineered inspections where no one was harmed and all parties were honorable and ethically. Please make a video of it and show the buyers that we do have that here. I am CERTAINLY out of that loop.

If YOU love this community than help protect the consumer from “unscrupulous builders” don’t assume they are not out there. THEY CERTAINLY ARE.


People talk in bars, workers tell their chiropractor, I can see rain and snow on buildings that WILL cause MOLD, do your homework, why do people talk amongst themselves about how bad some houses or builders are but there is no protection for the buyer.



Some say that construction has risen to a high quality” in Eureka, but I see no proof,

This Person told me I could find quality homes in eureka by “setting up an appointment with any of the agents at Coldwell Banker and they will show you plenty of quality properties. Heck...just take one moment and do a search online! There are plenty of video properties for you to easily check out.” How could I possibly tell a High End, a Quality Home from a Video.

He told me “If you have not seen quality work here then you have not been doing your job. You have not been out touring homes on the market.” My point was that there is a problem in the Construction Industry, buyers are being harmed and this is not just one builder.

He Said, “It is not your job to police and I believe that the county is taking steps to do this correctly. I believe that your energy needs to be directed to the growth committees that have formed and to the county officials by making positive recommendations.

Progress is made in every community by being involved and having care to promote and guide the place you love.” This is so far from the truth, the county has changed subdivision laws but subdivision laws have NOTHING to do with the Quality of the Construction you are buying.

Growth Committees, I have been there, this is not a place where they talk about construction quality, they cannot even agree on Growth issues, which are acreage sizes and dedicated areas. The Growth Committee met so much opposition it gave up.

Making Positive recommendations NEVER works in Lincoln County, the biggest money making recommendation is the only one that gets noticed. And believe it or not, the Real Estate Brokers are at the top of the list for deciding or pushing for what really happens.

I have been to the growth committee, they can barely keep up with land parcels changing hands and have no concern with building codes or engineered plans. If it is not my job to "police" this, which I am not doing, than whose job is it? People look to me to sell them these homes and I have to attest to their quality. So if not ME, than who ?

I know the subdivision process has changed, but this has nothing to do with the workmanship of the homes standing the test of time.

The folks at the growth meeting, did not want a growth plan, I was involved. The only plan some folks wanted was to stop the subdivisions, and the locals have a right to sell their land.

If you have been here ONLY 4 years, than how could you possibly know about the changes in building standards?

How do you know what really went on during construction ? The chiropractor knows, the bartender knows, the waitress and the store clerk knows but the Buyer does not, the Realtor claims to not know and where do you go from there.

He Also said, “If you are in the real estate business, then you know that the quality of work in this community has escalated by leaps and bounds. You also that Montana building codes and the permit process for subdivisions have increased to protect the public.” Again Soooooo NOT TRUE, quality has NOT escalated, just quantity.

Are you intimately familiar with what some buyers go through ? I do not, at this point, intend to name names, but head builders have been talking about how bad these homes are. Consumers are in distress. Builders have told me stories that are down right scary. My "hidden" agenda is to protect the consumer.

Yes, there are lousy builders in every community. The number here is not as low as you think. Again, shutting me up will not change the TRUTH, if I lie and say it’s not true it won't change the fact that there are a large number of contractors that are not building with plans or codes and are putting homes together as they go. It is True. And there are no quality control systems in place to protect the consumer.

I feel that the locals in the building industry doing a good job, need to be treated right. If you build a good quality home or a home of inferior quality, you will get the same “Home Value” attached to it, so there really is no incentive to build quality.

Looking at a home, or doing a walk through will NEVER tell you the Quality of the Home. There is only so much that the naked eye can pick up. Even if you have a Home Inspection, you CANNOT tell the Quality of Home.

It won’t tell you what w what happened when the roof went on, I don't know what was done or not done inside the walls, and walking through can NEVER tell me if it was properly designed and has the proper mechanically engineered attributes. How could I possibly tell if a home was “well built” by walking through and seeing that it is “Pretty”.