BUYER BEWARE
Only Purchase If You Dare
My firsthand experience purchasing a newly constructed home in the Galt Commons community in Kennesaw, Georgia, and everything that followed. Information for prospective Galt Commons homebuyers, with more to come in the days and weeks ahead.
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."
This site is a story of a home purchase, a builder, a developer, a homeowners association, a city government, and a web of interconnected relationships — all of which prospective buyers deserve to understand before signing on the dotted line.
ABOUT THIS SITE
What Prospective Galt Commons Buyers Should Know
What began with concerns about my own home ultimately raised broader questions about construction, oversight, the builder and developer, the homeowners association, and the relationships connecting them.
This site brings those experiences, records, and issues together in one place so prospective Galt Commons buyers can better understand the community before making one of the largest purchases of their lives.
The Chapters
Chapter 1
Beware of Leaking Windows
My experience with leaking windows at Galt Commons and similar issues affecting multiple newly constructed homes in the Kennesaw, Georgia community.
Read Chapter 1 →Chapter 2
False Sense of Security
Why I wouldn't rely on a City of Kennesaw inspection or Certificate of Occupancy when purchasing new construction at Galt Commons.
Read Chapter 2 →Chapter 3
Hide Yo Kids
They sent a registered sex offender into residents' homes without telling us.
Read Chapter 3