If the builder miscalculated or overlooked on certain items, now they are making very little/nothing/lose money, either they will honor their word and still finish the house for you at a loss, or they just stop showing up to your job.

I'd suggest running your numbers based on a few scenarios to see what works best for your overall goals for the property. 

I suggest using the one in the biggerpockets tools for a rough estimate.

Rather than try to find a way to buy the property with no skin in the game I suggest you find a partner with some capital and share the deal. either that or wholesale the deal if it is for sale substantially below market value. 

I truly want to do the right thing, and this guy did "finish" the job despite it being bad workmanship.

However, that was because the jobs were here.However, with the push of jobs to other states, may make appreciation less likely.Best of luck in whatever you decide.

Hi Suzanne-I would suggest checking out google, reading reviews, and looking at different websites to see the top few that you think will provide value. 

What do you suggest? 

Maybe it's a bit more LA mentality, but I don't see someone from Garner to east and up to Wake Forest stomaching a 45 minute one way daily commute to where the higher income in-office jobs are located, which I'm leaning into for greater likelihood to afford rent now and increases later.

Hey Simone, I plan to get into REI in Austin whenever I find a job or opportunity in that city.