STRATFORD HOMES

What can I say about Stratford Homes?  Remember the line ?You had me from hello?? Well, I had a similar experience with Stratford.  I saw a DVD of their process and I was fascinated from the get-go. At least that?s the way it all started. The company sounded great and then I made the mistake of calling some of their builders. We contacted five Stratford builders in the Vilas county and surrounding area. Granger Builders (Stratford), R.J. Hoeft Construction (Stratford), Everest builders (Stratford), Bear Country Builders (Stratford), Cottages to Castles (Stratford). We feel they knowingly and purposefully participated in collusion and price fixing.  We were told from their corporate office that every builder is allowed to set their own price, which doesn?t sound bad until they got together to collude to establish price rigging. I can?t prove this with physical evidence, but we are almost positive this comes from somewhere higher than the builders! To solidify my suspicions, I had a friend contact a Stratford builder in another part of the state with all the same details, house plan, options, etc. and what do you know, it was fifty-thousand dollars LESS. 

I never ended up going with Stratford since they engage in price fixing and collusion. If you go with them, good luck. Just get a lawyer.

Always be concerned when the builder pulls up in a Mercedes Benz!!

One aspect I cannot comment on is the actual work of these builders. Can they guys nail two boards together? Can the put in a toilet? Can they lay down tile? I don?t know. I wouldn?t hire them because their prices are beyond astronomical. However, I would hope that for the un-godly prices they are charging, if they did build a home for me, it would have to be made of solid gold for the prices they are charging.