Lead Source - I discovered Kent when we visited the model homes at Compass Pointe. I loved the Kent model home and quality of workmanship.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - Kitchen
Recognized Excellence - Kayla is a pleasure to work with. Available to answer our questions and offer solutions.
Additional Comments - We have enjoyed working with Kent Homes throughout the planning process. We are excited and looking forward to see our completed home.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Kent Homes kept to their timeline when building our home. We were amazed at how quickly our home was built ahead of schedule at the same time keeping up with the quality of the build.
Areas For Improvement - We love our Kent Home. Kent is an excellent builder who does outstanding work
Recognized Excellence - We enjoyed working with our Project Manager, Ross Wiley. He was always available to answer any questions we had. He kept communicating with us throughout the entire build process.
Additional Comments - We had an excellent build experience with Kent Homes. We would definitely recommend Kent Homes to anyone searching for a builders.
They built a home faster than expected. They did a very good job keeping me well informed.
Lead Source - We were referred by a real estate agent.
Options - The standards and upgrades were far between each other in price. The upgrades were excessive.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - I am most excited about the bonus room, lodge, and the garage.
Customer Suggestion - They were exceptional and I'm very happy. We got a good deal.
Recognized Excellence - Amy Barnes and Ella Richardson were both excellent.
Areas Of Satisfaction - They exceeded my expectations in all areas. They were a pleasure to do business with. Amy knew all the answers to every question we asked. She helped us design.
Additional Comments - They were very knowledgeable, and it was a very good experience.
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - I am most excited about the patio.
Recognized Excellence - Amy Barnes provided exceptional service.
Customer Suggestion - I do not have any suggestions for Kent Homes.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Kent Homes met/exceeded my expectations with the kitchen.
Additional Comments - Everything is good with Kent Homes.
Construction Quality - Looking at the photos. House looks great
Communication - Could not say enough about Landon what a great project manager
PM Expertise - Can’t thank of anything he miss. Fantastic person
PM Professionalism - Happy we got him to do our house. Thanks Amy Barns
PM Problem Resolution - Everything we spoke about was handle professionally and accurately
PM Professional & Organized - Everything that was in our conversations was handled promptly and correctly
Understand Building Process - Can’t say anything bad. He was great
Trust - I trusted him with our build.
Clean & Safe - Did a great job. Even when the new model was going up
Employees & Trade Contractors - Everybody was friendly and professional
Overall Experience - Yes they did. Very satisfyed
Areas Of Satisfaction - The time it took to put the house up
Recognized Excellence - Landon. And Amy Barnes
Areas For Improvement - None
Areas Of Satisfaction - Everything was done great
Areas For Improvement - none
Recognized Excellence - Just great
Dade is the best! Always makes us feel like we are his only client. Very easy to work with!!
They built a good home in less time than most builders. They also allowed some modifications to the model.
Construction Quality - My wife's brother is an architect who did the inspection with us at the last inspection, and he felt very good with what the construction and quality was.
Clean & Safe - We are not on the site, and are across the country, but from the pictures the job site seems to be fine.
Areas Of Satisfaction - They met or exceeded my expectations, first with the speed of getting things done. Also, we have had a lot of communication with Dave and that was more than I expected. I liked the way he tried to do what we wanted to have done.
Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Dade Dutton, the project manager. We worked with others, but we worked with him the most.
Areas For Improvement - They fell short of my expectations as there are some selections we would have liked, but we were unable to obtain them.
Overall the building process went smoothly.
Value - Too early to say
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - The Lanai and built ins in great room
Customer Suggestion - Offer more choices that are included in the price
Recognized Excellence - Carol Hobbs
Areas Of Satisfaction - Shelter bay model and carol working with us to add our personal touch and the changes /options to make our house unique
Recognized Excellence - Carol Hobbs and. Alina Alives
Areas For Improvement - On the change, work orders, the office was slow in responding to questions or getting quotes out
Recognized Excellence - Been very satisfied with Cameron and Ella.
Customer Suggestion - We would like to have seen a larger selection of fans and light fixtures.
Areas Of Satisfaction - The precise way that they perceive.
Areas For Improvement - Just the selections were not as good as we had hoped.
Recognized Excellence - Kent Homes has done a really nice job; they keep the place clean, communicate if there are any delays, and keep us informed of what is going on. We have been very happy.
Kent Homes builds a quality home.
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - Laundry Room
Recognized Excellence - Amy Barnes & Ella Richardson
PM Expertise - we had to go upper management to get some issues resolved due to his lack of experience. Those issues have been resolved.
Employees & Trade Contractors - Contractors were great. Willing to answers our questions.
Overall Experience - Kent Homes is a great company. We are disappointed in our PM.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Kent Homes is a good builder. Leadership addressed the issues we had and made it right.
Clean & Safe - safe but not clean
Quality Of Workmanship - a few of the "orientation" items were repaired but it caused other items like drywall repair and caulking to be done very poorly or not at all.
Communication - He always made his required Bi-weekly communication with photos. However, he did not like to be asked questions.
PM Professionalism - he is very new to the way Kent Homes operates. He needs listen to the experienced PM's for guidance. He is often times disrespectful to the trades.
PM Expertise - He thinks his expertise level is much higher than it actually is.
PM Problem Resolution - the problems were only corrected when we involved senior leadership.
Employees & Trade Contractors - the traders are top quality
Condition of Home - The quality of the house was good. However, the pre move-in clean was terrible. The fans and light fixtures were coved in drywall dust, the floors had a bad film on them. The countertops were dirty. It simply had not been cleaned.
Areas Of Satisfaction - We are very pleased with the overall build. Once Ashley, Tim & Jim got involved our confidence level was high.
Areas For Improvement - The Project Manager position is a very important position. The PM is the link between the builder and the home owner. Hire qualified PM's. Also, if the selections employee is new to the company, make sure they understand the product. Example, we were adamant about having quiet fan in the bathrooms. we were told the fan are quiet. They are NOT quiet. The word quiet is in the name of the fan. This doesn't mean they are quiet fans. We would have gladly paid for upgraded quiet fans.
Recognized Excellence - Tim Burleson, Jim Talbot, Nancy Kustyn
A smooth process. It was fun and exciting to build my dream home.
Lead Source - Model and other clients building a new home at The Bluffs
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - We love the open concept floor plan and how functional the design is.
Recognized Excellence - We have been pleased with everyone we have met at Kent Home--Especially Kate and Alina!
Areas Of Satisfaction - Any time we had a question or concern Kate addressed immediately and exceeded our expectations
Additional Comments - Everyone one that we have worked with at Kent Homes so far has responded to any of our questions in a timely manner. .
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - Open Floor Plan
Recognized Excellence - Alina Aviles was exceptional at the design center. She was knowledgeable, patient, timely in her responses to our questions. Kate DaSilva is awesome! She is one of the reasons we selected Kent Homes over another builder. She answered all of our questions and concerns.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Customer Service
Areas Of Satisfaction - Quite honestly, Kent has exceeded our expectations from the initial purchase and contract, to the design center and now through the construction process. We will definitely recommend Kent Homes to our Friend and Family.
Recognized Excellence - Chris Moore has been awesome to work with. We meet with him every 2 weeks. He is patient with us and answers all of our questions. If we have a concern or question we can text him and always get a prompt response. We would highly recommend Chris. Kate DaSilva was awesome too! She was knowledgeable, efficient, patient. She answered all questions promptly. Our Design Coordinator, Alina Aviles was also awesome. She was knew her products and was so helpful guiding us through all of our many selections. In fact, everyone at Kent Homes has been helpful--From Brandi and others at the Corporate Office to the other design coordinator Alena and Sarah.
Lead Source - I heard about Kent Homes through my realtor. He showed me several houses.
Understanding Of Cost - Yes, I have a clear understanding of Kent Homes's offers and pricing.
Value - So far, I received a fair value for my money.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - I am most excited about the open living space.
Recognized Excellence - I would like to recognize Kayla. She is the one I dealt with.
Areas For Improvement - They have not fell short so far We are still early.
Areas Of Satisfaction - They met and exceeded everything so far.
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - Flexibility beyond material options
Recognized Excellence - Kayla Paladino and Alina Aviles
Areas Of Satisfaction - Design options and responsiveness
Areas Of Satisfaction - Timing and communication
Recognized Excellence - AJ Paladino
Areas Of Satisfaction - Exceeded my expectations on schedule, and met my high expectations for professionalism and quality.
Recognized Excellence - AJ, Kayla and the young lady who guided us through the design/selection process
Lead Source - We bought a lot in St. James Plantation about two years ago. The realtor gave us a list of preferred builders and we started looking at model homes.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - I am most excited about the messy kitchen and the covered balcony. Also, the garage is very nice. Honestly, the overall design of that particular model, Lumina Island, we like.
Customer Suggestion - They covered everything. I really can't think of anything to add.
Recognized Excellence - I want to recognize Carol, and Alina Aviles, for the selection process to select the cabinets, paint, doors, electrical, etc. Also, Tim, VP of Operations, introduced himself to let us know if we have any issues with anything, we could contact him.
Areas For Improvement - They are really good. I can't think of anything they fell short of.
Areas Of Satisfaction - They are very detailed and transparent. They are very detailed and tell you about the home they are going to build for you inside and out. If we want to change anything or the design, they don't say no. They will try to entertain the list and add it to their design. Although we didn't make many changes, they were able to accommodate the small changes we did make.
Additional Comments - It's a great experience.
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - The messy kitchen, the garage and the balcony
Recognized Excellence - Carol Autry and Alina Aviles
Customer Suggestion - More front door choices
Areas Of Satisfaction - The whole house layout
Areas For Improvement - Can't think of one
Lead Source - Through the Compass Pointe Sales Event. We were able to tour all the home builders and found that Kent was the best fit for our needs.
Salesperson Accessibility - Sarah is great. She's always available, very responsive and genuinely has our best interest in mind.
Salesperson Communication - Sarah constantly interacted with us and was always available to answer questions.
Sales Attentiveness - Sarah is a true pleasure to work with.
Sales Knowledge - Sarah's experience and knowledge were on display when we needed to make a change to our floor plan. She came up with a brilliant solution that saved us a lot of money!
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - The second-floor balcony and master bathroom.
Recognized Excellence - Ella Stikeleather.
See item 17
I'm sharing it with friends now, and it has been a positive experience so far. The professionalism is good, and the personal skills are strong. They interacted with us.
This part of the experience has been subpar and frankly concerning. Why did we have a walkthrough and make notes of things to be fixed if they’re not getting fixed? It feels like since we moved in we’ve been discarded. It feels like since we had time constraints on moving we’ve just pissed everyone off and are being punished for it.
Also we paid extra to have plumbing put in to install a laundry tub and when we went to install, the tubing was sticking out of the wall with no plumbing connections, so we had to pay again to have someone install the connections so we could have a laundry tub.
We just had our 60 day warranty email and idk the point in noting all this info bc stuff from the walkthrough was never done.
And then last night our septic starts to back up into the house because no one ever turned it on. We just save ourselves thousands of dollars of the worst kind of damages to our home randomly at night because no one ever turned out septic on and it was about to back up.
Now there is no accountability and no one is being sent out to make sure nothing is messed up with their mistake. We need to know our pump is working and the issue is fixed and so that will have to be more money out of our pocket.
Idk the point in writing this either bc it will also likely get dismissed. We paid 500k for our dream home and the move in has been such a nightmare we’ve warned for no one else to do this. This has been by far the worst part of the process, worst than the design rivers. It has been so stressful and we feel like we’ve been discarded.
Lead Source - We found them online when looking at builders in our area and looking at reviews.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - What I'm most excited about is just having a custom-built house on our own property as a whole.
Customer Suggestion - I would suggest maybe just having a detailed checklist of kind of what is expected in the process, something like that to help keep people on track or know what's coming next, what to look for.
Recognized Excellence - Carol and Alina have been good to work with.
Areas For Improvement - They did not fall short in any areas. They've done very well.
Areas Of Satisfaction - They've been very responsive and helpful in finding what we're looking for and answering our questions.
Employees & Trade Contractors - For the most part, everyone is professional and nice. But, as expected, some contractors are incredibly messy and leave behind food, nails, materials, and more that we are constantly cleaning up. This is expected on job sites but it’s still concerning bc we don’t want injury to people or property. Also we had an incident where someone was hanging out in my neighbors yard and they don’t need their kids to be worried about random strangers on their property. Dade immediately handled the situation and he also helps pick up after the contractors.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Dade is amazing. He doesn’t make us feel like a burden and he keeps us informed every step of the way. We enjoy working with him every day.
Recognized Excellence - Dade. 10000000000% Dade.
Areas For Improvement - The process before working with Dade was awful, stressful, and too dramatic. The team was informed and they made changes.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - We like all of it
Recognized Excellence - Kayla
Areas For Improvement - None
Areas Of Satisfaction - Quality
Additional Comments - It’s been smooth so far
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - garage door
Recognized Excellence - Ross Riley, Kayla, and Aliana
Additional Comments - We feel that when we had a question, they were always answered and explained to us. We are very happy with our Kent experience and Ross Riley and everyone we dealt with throughout our build.
Lead Source - From our agent at Brunswick Forest
Value - I’m sure we will but we haven’t started construction yet.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - Our kitchen- we expanded our island, very excited to see it
Customer Suggestion - None yet, the experience has been very satisfying thus far.
Recognized Excellence - Both Kayla Paladino and Alina Aviles have been wonderful with great suggestions on tweaks to our home. Alina was very helpful and patient with us in the design selection process.
Areas Of Satisfaction - The flexibility with the home design and features is really important to us. The neighborhood they chose to support is key as well.
Areas Of Satisfaction - We are very impressed with our PM's knowledge and communication skills with the various subcontractors so there are no surprises in the quality of work.
Additional Comments - Our home has not yet been delivered but we expect a great quality product .
Areas Of Satisfaction - Communication was excellent
Areas For Improvement - We’re very happy with our home
Recognized Excellence - AJ was professional, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with .
Kent Homes did an outstanding job from start to finish, providing exceptional quality, clear communication, and dependable service throughout the entire process. Their professionalism and attention to detail ensured that our project remained on track and met all of our expectations. We are extremely satisfied with the final result and wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone looking to build a beautiful, well-crafted home.
Lead Source - My fiancé has purchased a home through Kent Homes before. It has been 4.5 years. We are selling both of our homes and buying a new one. So he had heard about them 4.5 or 5 years ago.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - I am most excited about the bonus room upstairs. My fiancé loves the garage with the extension. I am really excited about the kitchen.
Customer Suggestion - I do not have suggestions for Kent Homes at this point. I am new to this, so I am keeping very good contact with the project manager and Kayla. I think if I had any questions or concerns, I could certainly contact them.
Recognized Excellence - Kenny Jones, the project manager, provided exceptional service.
Areas For Improvement - I can't think of any areas where Kent Homes has fallen short of our expectations.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Kenny Jones has exceeded anything we could have expected. He listened to our needs. He went above and beyond what we were expecting.
Additional Comments - We are excited and looking forward to the whole process. We can't wait to move in.
Clean & Safe - Kenny Jones was amazing. If I could give him more than five stars, I would.
Quality Of Workmanship - I am absolutely satisfied with the quality of workmanship.
PM Professional & Organized - Kenny Jones was absolutely professional and organized.
Communication - Kenny Jones absolutely communicated with me effectively. It was immediately, if not sooner.
PM Expertise - Kenny Jones absolutely had the necessary expertise to manage my project.
Trust - I absolutely trust the project manager to follow through on commitments.
Condition of Home - I was absolutely satisfied with the condition of my home upon move-in.
Orientation Punch List - I am absolutely satisfied with the way the project manager managed the completion of items from my orientation list.
Areas Of Satisfaction - The communication and reliability met and exceeded my expectations from Kent Homes.
Areas For Improvement - If anything, there was a subcontractor that we had difficulty with regarding the landscaping and getting back to us. That was not on Kent Homes, but the landscaping and getting back to us fell short of our expectations from that subcontractor. I am not sure if this is something Kent Homes would like to know to address with that subcontractor.
Recognized Excellence - Kenny Jones absolutely provided exceptional service.
Additional Comments - We have had a lot of people come to our neighborhood looking for lots. They stop by our home as it was one of the first homes built, and we always recommend Kent Homes.
Kent offers beautiful homes and their customer service has been exceptional
I would absolutely recommend Kent Homes. Everything so far has been amazing. Sarah and Alina have been fabulous.
Lead Source - I heard about Kent Homes because they do a lot of houses in my neighborhood.
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - I am most excited about my kitchen.
Customer Suggestion - I suggest that Kent Homes upgrade their lighting offers and trim packages. They are not in line with other builders of the same caliber. For example, black door knobs are included with other builders; at Kent Homes, you have to pay $750 extra.
Areas Of Satisfaction - The speed of pricing, easy accessibility, and knowledge exceeded my expectations compared to other builders. Carol is professional, and her knowledge as a salesperson made my decision.
Additional Comments - Several comments tell you to wait until you reach the option's region. Before making a choice, I'd want to understand more about my possibilities.
Options - I think the lighting is not updated enough, and I think the tile is also not updated enough.
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - I am most excited about the kitchen and foyer.
Recognized Excellence - Ella is wonderful, but she is young, I think she is good for the amount of time she has been in the business.
Customer Suggestion - I suggest Kent Homes have more of a true link in the beginning that are pushed off to selections. There should not be such a gully between the beginning and the selections, too much in the balance. The electrical is expensive.
Areas Of Satisfaction - Being transparent about a credit exceeded my expectations.
Areas For Improvement - Miscommunication on some molding that now I am going to have to pay extra for fell short of my expectations.
Additional Comments - It is professional of them to do this so earnestly. It was nice that the CFO and the Head of Production came to say hello.
Lead Source - From my realtor
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - Front entrance
Areas Of Satisfaction - Yes Kate did
Favorite Design Feature (Selections) - overall Kent worked with us to design a home we are very excited about. I am nervous about the unique features we selected but overall very excited.
Recognized Excellence - Kate DaSilva has worked to ensure all our requests were considered, she had great ideas to problem solve,and overall was a great partner.
Customer Suggestion - The pricing at time was strange. Most were fair but selecting the linear fireplace for example, eliminated the inclusion of any surrounding stone and mantle that was included in the more traditional fireplace. This was surprising as the exclusion is not indicated in the selections guide/material. When a question about the build cost schedule surface they should send customers straight to Brandi. ther were several frustrating conversations until I was finally able to speak to Brandi - who was extremely helpful;.
Areas Of Satisfaction - The willingness to make design changes like adding a linen closet for a more convenient upstairs bath and they also added a wall to create a more private Bonus room.
Areas For Improvement - Price transparency. Pricing was strange for appliances being upgraded as the explanations did not make sense. The cost was 3000 higher than if I were to purchase myself without any discount. The other was I asked for several changes to the island. I asked for a breakdown of each so i could decide which upgrade to remove. I could not get this information. The selections guide should be updated to include the caveat that if you choose the Linear fireplace nothing else comes with it.
Lead Source - Through the Bluffs team
Favorite Design Feature (At Contract) - Kitchen and black windows
Customer Suggestion - Give thought to the needs of older, professional, single, financially independent women and their needs. It seems like a lot of offerings are tailored to families and retired couples.
Recognized Excellence - Alina in the design team
Areas For Improvement - Modern homes design and options for older professional single financially independent women
Areas Of Satisfaction - Deisgn team with Alina and Amy were great and very responsive and provided great insights and guidance around choices
Areas Of Satisfaction - Flexibilty and communication when I put in a last minute CWA.
Recognized Excellence - Well of course that would be Chris Moore. Great communication. Takes the time to educate about features of the house eg grinder that Im not familiar with. Knows his stuff and treats all my questions with knowledge and professionalism - even when they are beyond the scope of his work ie development questions.
Areas For Improvement - None that I can think of
Additional Comments - Kate has been great too. Even though I don't deal with her a lot at this point, she is very accessible and knowledgeable and responds to my questions very quickly.