Essence At Stone Spring By Stanley Martin Homes

I watched a couple walk away from their earnest money deposit three years ago because they treated the buying process like a trip to a furniture store rather than a complex construction project. They fell in love with the model's quartz countertops and the wide-plank flooring, signed the contract for their unit at Essence at Stone Spring by Stanley Martin Homes, and then realized six months later they couldn't actually afford the lifestyle they’d pictured. By the time they factored in the specific lender requirements for new construction townhomes and the escalating costs of design center "must-haves," their monthly payment was $800 higher than their comfortable limit. They lost $15,000 in deposits and months of their lives because they didn