Check everything with this builder. They will promise you the world and then will slowly change the rules once you are hooked. The president is great - he works intimately with the customer and addresses all the issues until it is handed off to his team of less than knowledgeable overseers. Watch them like a hawk and get pictures. Ensure you have a home inspection prior to drywall and before settlement. By the way they will try to drywall within 24 hours after any approved cover-up inspection. Ensure they don't dump another one of their building's waste on your property. I have friends going through hell with this builder as well as some who couldn't care less about the property - they want the quick sale. Stanley Martin has a good following in Northern VA - but like Viggen stated above it isn't what you see it is how it is built. Also ensure to check the foundation throughout the process as I hear the beams are not to code or building standards, joists are thrown up without necessary supports, and foundation items crack. I sat a ball on my friend's kitchen floor and it rolled without assistance. They are putting up an enormous number of homes last year and this year and I know their quality is going down. If they keep up this building momentum they will probably end up losing credibility with low-quality constructed homes that fall down. My hope is that anyone who picks this builder has someone look over the contract and get everything straight - there is much in the contract you need to know and the loop poles for and against the builder are exceptional if you know what it means.