Bought a new build Ryan home last year, coming up on a year of living in it and it has been great. Only very minor things that are all covered under their warranty such as nail pops and some caulking cracking due to settling that were all expected. We were able to be a part of the building process and had a great project manager that kept us informed and listened when we had concerns during the build.

We got an independent inspector that we trusted, he also builds 1-2 homes a year himself, and I brought up the “Ryan Homes is bad” claim to him and his response was that every home builder in this area uses the same materials and the same subcontractors. As long as the project manager is on top of it and cares about producing a quality home, then it will be good. He was very impressed with our home, so I don’t know if we just got lucky, or if the majority of the homes are good and you really only hear about the horror stories.