The BEST Christmas present you will EVER give yourself or family – There is a long story and a short story, and I will be posting the long one once I've completed it. The short story is: Stop reading this review and get onto the Stroud Homes website, find your dream home (or close to), and contact the team immediately. I cannot praise this young team enough; the brilliant communication skills of our consultant, the knowledge and commitment of our supervisor, and the professional and responsive office crew, led by the energy and integrity of the Director. And this advice comes from my experience of building a home with Stroud during covid, lack of tradies, shortage of materials, worst recorded flood disaster, building companies going bust left right and center - and, I was 3,500 kms in Darwin! Stroud kept me informed weekly - audios, texts, photos, videos - of every milestone and if there was a set back it was always formally acknowledged and explained in writing and a date of re-commencement provided. The block of land is on a steep hill and so it was not a straightforward process. They always came up with solution options and we negotiated quite a few issues throughout. I was on a very tight fixed budget and even with a few variations, the job came in on quote. A 76 year old friend who used to own a building company in SA employing 200 workers was impressed with the quality of the build and finishes and said I had done very well. I'm a tad obsessive/compulsive so I can say that the tiler was not only a tradesman, he was an artist - so spatially aware that each cutting and spacing decision a success... a beauty really. I just love this little home - it's not a granny flat, it's a sleek stylish little den. Although obviously I admire each and every one of the team (past and present) at Maroochydore, there were 3 changes of staff during the build, but because the Stroud building system works so well, the project still progressed seamlessly. They even took into consideration some health issues I had and delayed handover at my request. You are buying into a robust system that, if you familiarize yourself with it and make requests and decisions within the variables and project timelines, you WILL SUCCEED and it will be the BEST Christmas present you will EVER give yourself or family.