Reason 01
Direct owner access
Work directly with owner and builder Rene Solis, with Pedro Solis also directly involved in planning, construction, walkthrough, and closing.
What to ask before choosing a builder
Know who you’re building with—and what will be in writing.
Compare who stays involved, what the scope includes, how changes work, what the project evidence shows, and which written warranty applies.
Why Better Builders
What to compare—and ask us about.
These are practical differences that can be discussed, documented, and checked against the property, plans, project records, written scope, and warranty issued for the home.
Reason 02
Defined written scope
Document the property assumptions, plan, area, specifications, allowances, inclusions, exclusions, owner responsibilities, and change-order process before construction.
Reason 03
Actual project evidence
Review photographs from Better Builders homes and project pages that separate confirmed facts from items buyers still need to verify.
Reason 04
1 / 2 / 10 limited warranty
Eligible new homes can include 1-year workmanship and materials, 2-year home systems, and 10-year structural coverage. The warranty issued for the home controls.
Reason 05
Local accountability
Better Builders focuses on Alice and Jim Wells County. Selected nearby South Texas projects are evaluated individually against the property and complete scope.
Reason 06
Budget-first guidance
Choose a plan against the complete payment and project cost, including site work, taxes, insurance, utilities, allowances, financing costs, and closing costs.
Experience and real project proof
Family construction roots since 1978. Real work you can inspect today.
The Solis family’s construction roots date to 1978. Better Builders carries that experience into current work in Alice and Jim Wells County, with Rene Solis and Pedro Solis directly involved in planning, construction decisions, communication, walkthrough, and handoff.
Finished-home evidence
See the details after construction is complete.
Better Builders publishes photographs from actual homes so buyers can inspect finished kitchens, exterior work, interior details, and other completed construction rather than relying on stock photography.
Browse completed-home photos
Construction-progress evidence
Look at the work before the finishes cover it.
Construction-progress photographs show framing, roof structure, insulation, masonry, and other stages that help homeowners understand how a project develops from plans to a finished home.
See construction progressBuilder comparison checklist
Six questions worth asking any builder.
A lower starting number is not a complete comparison if area definitions, property work, allowances, exclusions, responsibilities, changes, and warranty terms are different.
Question 01
Who stays responsible?
Identify who owns the estimate, scope, field decisions, communication, walkthrough, closing handoff, and warranty response.
Question 02
What is actually included?
List the house, site work, utilities, permits, plans, engineering, appliances, driveway, landscaping, and owner-provided work.
Question 03
How is area measured?
Separate conditioned living area from garage, carport, porches, patios, storage, and total area under roof before comparing prices.
Question 04
How do allowances and changes work?
Confirm each allowance, selection deadline, markup, approval method, payment timing, and the effect of changes on price and schedule.
Question 05
What evidence supports the claims?
Ask whether photographs show the builder’s actual work and whether price, ownership, availability, dimensions, and specifications are current.
Question 06
What does the warranty cover?
Read the written coverage periods, standards, exclusions, claim procedure, administrator, warrantor, and dispute provisions for the specific home.
Evidence before slogans
See the work. Read the details.
The website uses photographs from actual Better Builders projects and separates confirmed home facts from details that require direct verification. Current price, ownership, availability, financing, dimensions, and final specifications should be confirmed for the specific property.
- Review completed-home and construction-progress photographs.
- Compare known specifications using the same area definitions.
- Confirm inclusions, exclusions, allowances, and owner responsibilities in writing.
- Read the limited warranty before treating “10-year warranty” as blanket coverage.
Plan from the complete cost
Compare the payment, property work, and home together.
Better Builders organizes the planning conversation around a realistic total project budget. That includes the home, site conditions, utility work, allowances, taxes, insurance, closing costs, and normal household expenses that affect affordability.
Better Builders is not a lender. Approval, program eligibility, appraisal, interest rate, payment, loan terms, and closing decisions remain with the lender or government agency.
Bring these items to the comparison
- Property address, survey, plat, or legal description
- Target living area and total area under roof
- Must-have rooms, parking, porches, and storage
- Written proposal, specifications, and allowance schedule
- Realistic payment range and financing status
- Warranty sample and questions about claim responsibility
Compare a real project
Bring what you have. We’ll start there.
Your land, a plan, a proposal, or a must-have list can be enough for Better Builders to identify the decisions, documents, and cost categories needed for a useful side-by-side comparison.