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Ha! I just grabbed it from the title - had forgotten completely what that thread was but only needed to read the first few lines to remember! Sorry!

They are one of the two major builders in the northern Ohio area. I honestly have not heard good things about them in the recent past. When we started researching builders in our area everyone we knew who had used schumaker said they most likely wouldn't use them again but they had to because they were on a strict budget. One of the biggest complaints I heard was pretty much everything is an upgrade.

We haven't built with Schumacher but did briefly look in to the possibility of using one of their small plans for a lake house build. I was concerned when I read, on their website, how their process works. According to their process, you work with them to finalize your floor plan, and at that point, you sign the paperwork with them. But two things happen AFTER you have signed your paperwork. One is that "your personal builder will meet you at your site to discuss the unique characteristics of your lot". Also after you have signed the contract, "now’s the time for your one-of-a-kind one-stop-shopping experience at
our state of the art Design Studio. You are able to pick and choose
every high quality material, such as kitchen and bathroom tiles, or
different types of flooring." It seems to me that if you have already signed the contract, you are at their mercy for the unique land preparation costs (which can be extremely significant) as well as your interior and design choices.

Which undoubtedly will be at full list plus change order fees as that is how these mega-track home builders generate much of there profits. You have to remember they advertise the house at a cheap price to lure you in and then give it to you dry................