Signed on a townhouse last July while they were doing the framing/roofing; was supposed to be finished at the end of August/early Sept. Moved in Feb of this year... 5-6 months late.
Builder was doing 6 units at a time. Some weeks it didn't look like a single thing got done. Ran into all kinds of problems with the underground utilities. The city of Dallas was backed up/v.busy, wait times for permits were long, etc etc. Doubt they made much money on the deal. They're doing 6 more next door now (same exact plans), so it's nice to have them around to stop in and fix the crap they rushed or got wrong on our units.
It was nice to get to pick all the counters, paint, tile, cabinets, mirrors, lights, fans, etc... but also a lot of work on the side just to make up my mind. Didn't have a Miss, Mrs., or S/O at the time to help w/ much, but in the end it was whether I liked it or not.
Finally getting stuff hung on the walls like I'd like. Really enjoy collecting rent checks from my bros living in the other 2 bedrooms
That 5-6 month wait though, was a nightmare. Wanted to gouge my eyes out every time a family member, co-worker, friend asked me what was taking so long, etc.
