Buy · New Construction
Buying new construction? Bring your own agent.
The rep in the model home works for the builder — not for you. Your own agent typically costs you nothing.
The premise
Going unrepresented saves you nothing.
Builders bake a buyer-agent commission into the deal whether you bring an agent or not. Walk in alone and the builder simply keeps it — you get no discount, you just lose your advocate. Bringing Adam costs you nothing and puts an experienced read on the contract, the upgrade menu, and the fine print.
How buyer rep works →Step one — non-negotiable
Register Adam on your first visit.
This is the one move that can’t be undone. Name Adam as your agent the first time you walk into a model home or sign the builder’s guest card. Do it after, and the builder can refuse to pay him — and you lose your free representation for the entire purchase.
Talk to Adam first →Builder incentives
The sign price is rarely the real deal.
In a buyer’s market, builders move standing inventory with incentives they don’t advertise — rate buy-downs, closing-cost credits, design-center dollars, quick-move-in discounts. They shift week to week and rarely get volunteered to an unrepresented buyer. Adam knows which builders are hungry and how to stack what’s really on the table.
Get this market’s incentives →New isn’t flawless
Get the build inspected — twice.
New construction still hides problems: framing shortcuts, drainage, HVAC — the things that surface a year in. Adam coordinates an independent pre-drywall walk and a final inspection, so issues get fixed on the builder’s dime, before you close rather than after.
See Adam’s background →Side by side
Your own agent vs the builder's sales rep.
Same model home, two very different people at the table — and only one of them is on your side.
With your own agent
Adam · on your side
Builder's sales rep only
Paid by the builder
Adam James Bartulis
REALTOR® · Good Public Group at LPT Realty
About the realtor
Why a trades background matters on a new build.
On a new build, Adam's background isn't a nice-to-have — it's the entire point. He spent close to a decade in the trades, including hands-on construction and elevator-installation work, plus the renovation projects that come from knowing how a building actually goes together. He has stood in framed, pre-drywall houses and seen what gets buried behind the walls.
That's what he brings to your purchase: he reads the build the way the people who built it do. Which upgrades are worth paying the builder for and which are overpriced margin. What a pre-drywall inspection should flag. Where a contract quietly shifts risk onto you — the buyer's edge a sales rep can't offer, because they work for the other side.
New-build buyers ask these.
Does it cost me to bring my own agent to a new build?
Typically no. The builder pays the buyer-agent commission, and that cost is already priced into the deal whether you bring an agent or not. Going in alone doesn't get you a discount — the builder just keeps the share that would have funded your representation. So bringing Adam puts an experienced advocate on your side at no added cost to you.
When do I need to register Adam?
On your very first visit — before you tour the model home unrepresented. This is the single most important rule of buying new construction. Most builders require your agent to be named or present on that first visit; if you walk in alone and register your interest, many builders will later refuse to recognize an agent on that community, leaving you without representation. The fix is simple: bring Adam with you, or name him before you go. If you've already visited, talk to Adam right away — sometimes it can still be sorted out.
Which upgrades are worth it?
This is where Adam's trades background earns its keep. As a rule, structural and built-in upgrades that are painful or costly to add later — framing changes, rough-in plumbing and electrical, certain insulation and foundation options — are usually worth paying the builder for. Cosmetic finishes and fixtures you can swap yourself after closing for a fraction of the builder's markup. Adam walks the upgrade menu with you line by line so you spend where it actually adds value.
Can Adam inspect during construction?
Yes — and he strongly recommends it. The two key moments are the pre-drywall inspection, while framing, wiring, and plumbing are still exposed and problems are cheap to fix, and the final walkthrough before closing. New construction is not automatically flawless; a trades-trained eye on the build catches the things that disappear behind sheetrock and fresh paint.
What builders and areas do you cover?
Adam represents new-construction buyers with the major DFW builders across Collin, Dallas & Denton counties — the active growth corridors through Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen, Prosper and beyond. If you have a specific community or builder in mind, tell Adam and he'll confirm the registration details before your first visit.
Where the inventory is
New construction across North DFW.
The fastest-growing builder corridors in Collin and Denton counties — where the communities, incentives, and quick-move-in homes are concentrated. Adam covers all of them.
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