Fuller Homes Another key corporate officer has left this crooked company! ripoff business from hell Grapevine Texas *UPDATE ..Fuller, Little man ego
Word has it that Kay Fisher the former Sales Manager has now been added to the growing list of former employees. That would leave the ever corrupt Valerie Fuller in charge with only an Office Manager at her side. No Warranty Dept., no Sales Manager, No Construction Manager and very few builders. How does this company function? It doesn't. I don't know the reasons Mrs. Fisher is no longer with this company. The only thing that matters is that she can be added to the list. Please see past Rip Off Reports for information.
They are still only in the same three communities with no prospects to add new ones. Believe no developer wants them. We can only hope they will finish those communities and then leave Texas just like they did Oklahoma for ever.
I also heard that Choice Homes offered to buy their remaining lots in Oakmont Meadows in SW Fort Worth. They refused the offer because they felt like they could rip off more customers and they knew they had no where else to go.
I also heard they are leaving their corporate office this weekend for a new location. Sources tell me they are severely behind on their current rent and have been forced out. What a company!
On another sad note. I will not mention their names but anyone at Full of it Homes will know what I'm talking about. Fullers corrupt petty attorney in Southlake Mr. Green is sewing an older couple at the direction of Mr. Fuller (the king of corrupt, family drug abuse, and evil) This wonderful couple decided to back out of a house for various reasons. A person has that right even if they are under contract. The then Sales Manager Kay Fisher refused to let them sign the necessary forms to back out legally on paper and kept their earnest deposit. The couple decided that was fair and moved on and bought another house. Now almost 5 months later they are being sued by Full of it Homes for many thousands of dollars!
Why you ask? The little attorney Mr. Green stated they caused damage to Richard Full of it Homes and is also trying to collect attorneys fees. He is also flooding them with paperwork in an attmept to make their life miserable. Mr. Fuller use to say he will do that to anyone who "messes with him or backs out of a contract". This is being done even though Full of it Homes sold the house in April and their is a couple living in it now. Did it really cost Full of it money? NO. He just needs the money to support his daughters drug habit probably.
I feel they will win the case because a wonderful couple in Arlington, Texas who REPRESENTED THEMSELVES! WON A CASE AGAINST HIM!!!!!! YEA. Also a lady in Oklahoma ALSO WON HER CASE AGAINST HIM!!!!!! YEA!!!!!! So I know this couple will win also.
I hope everyone sees how this "family" business is. They are corrupt, evil, rip-off masters who love to make peoples lives miserable!
Please don't buy from them. You'll be sorry you did!
Tired of Full of it Homes!
Ft. Worth, Texas
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Ron
Mansfield,Texas,
U.S.A.
Fuller is Gone
#5Consumer Suggestion
Wed, May 05, 2004
Richard Fuller and his son died in a plane crash in 2003. Richard's wife is concidering backing out of her portion of the business (it's basically hers since Richard Died) since Valarie is lossing the business. Also, you do not have the right to back out of the contract unless the builder has breached their contract. It's not just binding to the builder. I don't like the Fuller company and many of their customers in Lonesome Dove in Arlington, Texas have lost 10 to 20 thousand dollars reselling there home just 3 years after it was built.
Concerned
Undisclosed,Arizona,
Very interesting information
#5Consumer Suggestion
Mon, July 01, 2002
For the homeowners having to go through all this just to get their homes fixed, it is important to know the builder's financial condition when or if considering a suit. Even if you live in a state where you can theoretically be compensated fairly in court, you still have to collect, and that is another matter. Builders can hide assets, go bankrupt, et, and get out of paying. All of this can take so much time, too, that most people are forced to fix items long before any resolution ever comes, IF it ever comes. A couple things to check regarding your state's laws, (DO consult with an attorney--I am NOT an attorney and am not giving legal advice):
Find out if your state's laws allow you to sue a corporation that is deemed "not in good standing" and basically win automatically, assuming your case is proved valid. A corp that is not in good standing MAY not be able to defend itself if your state's laws are set up that way. I am sure this is not as simple as it sounds but the corporation's standing is important to determine. The corp's standing is in regards to whether it paid its taxes, not related to complaints, etc.
If you do sue, and win, the state's laws will determine how long you must give the corporation to pay, after which if you want to collect you may have to file a lien on their property, etc. Many builders hide their assets so you can't do this. A sharper lawyer or investigator will know how to find them and place a lien, in many cases. If a builder moves or hides assets and then declares bankruptcy he may have committed fraud and you should bring it to the attention of local and federal agencies and the bankruptcy court he filed in. This is an old trick of builders, and for that matter many kinds of businesses.
Builders today are not just guys with pickup trucks, making a living like the rest of us. Many have become members of a virtual cartel, backed by strong political and financial sources, and their corporations are set up like any other, complete with all the ways a corporation can commit fraud. Don't be fooled by their exuses or their playing dumb.
To continue.........
#50
Sun, June 30, 2002
Full of it Homes own stupidity killed them in Castle Hills. Their current model is all they have built. They don't even change the elevation around. So take a drive through this community off Alsbury in Burleson and look at the 8 houses they have built in 3 years. There all the same. Well Full of it Homes was short on money as usual and optioned some lots over to Ron James Homes. In less than 1 year they have sold about 12 houses and are almost built out on the lots they owned. Full of it Homes will continue to stay there and sell nothing. Do all of us a favor little Richard and give the rest of the lots to Ron James Homes!
Which brings us to Oakmont Meadows in SW Ft. Worth off Hulen Street. Wrong product and horrible building. On one street called Reddenson they have built the same plans and elevations across the street from each other all along the street. On Day Drive they built all of the same plan! Honest the 1823 plan. People noticed this "cookie cutter" look and stopped buying. Again Little Richard was short of money and sold some lots to Michael Holligan Homes. Well in 1 year they have sold out and sold more homes than Full of it Homes sold there in 2 years. Why? because they researched and built no two houses alike!!
Now Country Club Estates in Mansfield.. This is the worst. Open 2 years and sold 6 houses. See a pattern. Sold remaining lots to Woodhaven and All American Homes.
Now Denton Community. Kicked out by developer. Too expensive a product. Centex Homes comes in and kicks butt.
Lonesome Dove Community in Arlington. Built dozen houses starting at 140 then bottom fell out. Entire Matlock Rd. corridor builds around 90 thousand and up. People who had Full of it Homes built had to put up signs and paint words on their garage doors to get warranty work done. Result. Full of it Homes pulled out sold lots to Classic Century Homes and Mc David Homes. Also sold 2 year old specs to Rental company.
I hope everyone sees the pattern here. Hell drive these communities for yourself and see.
Richard is in dire strates. Everyone is quitting and he is surviving on his line of credit only and not revenue. Eventually the bank will tighten the belt and he will shut down. God help us that is real soon. Then no more family business and family drugs!
A little history on Full of it Homes!
#50
Sun, June 30, 2002
Another thing to keep in mind about this homebuilder is the fact that they also mistreat their subcontractors! Anyone with a tool belt worth it's weight will know that builders live and die by their subcontractors. People need to remember that the people that work for home builders like Full of it Homes are not real homebuildes. They totally rely on their subcontractors to read the plans, build the house, and construct it to local standards. Full of it Homes is down to the dregs when it comes to subcontractors. The exception is their plumbing company, however. I know from personal experience that this company is large and quality driven. Full of it Homes has burned bridges with Landscape company's in Burleson, Tx, Sheetrock company's, Air Conditioning company's in Crowley, Tx, Brickers, Grade companys and the list goes on and on.
I've heard that Richard Full of it Homes story goes something like this. Little Richard was given a line of credit from the Bank of Oklahoma and he decided to try to boost his "little man" ego and rapidly expand without doing any research in the areas he was attempting to build in. He wanted to get big quick and spare no expense. He wanted to be a big boy. He approached a developer in Burleson who had a lot of land available. He asked how deep are your pockets Richard. Richard's apparantly weren't deep enough to go into this fine area. So he went into some subprime areas. He and his little band of henchman started building a product that started in the $140's and above in the development of Creekside, Burleson Texas. Things went ok at best for about 3 months and then the bottom fell out. Burleson started attracting real builders with very deep pockets who did their homework and knew that the market was calling for homes starting in the $80,s. That's when these builders took over. History Maker Homes, Choice Homes, Lennar and so forth. Richard Fuller Homes died in Creekside. They didn't do their homework. So for the next 2 years they had spec homes that sat there for two homes and didn't sell. Finally they sold them to a company that turns them into rental property. What a company.
That brings us to Castle Hills development in Burleson,Tx. also. This development touted homes in the $170's and above. The community has been open for 3 years and closed and built maybe 8 homes. Why? for this reason: