For most people, buying a home is the largest financial investment they will ever make. Whether you’re starting over, or you’re just starting out, our Starter collection features quality homes that make a great investment. Just because a home is affordable doesn’t mean it has to be low quality. Our interest is delivering quality affordable homes.

Building quality affordable housing can be a challenge, knowing where to spend and where not to spend. Too often, value engineering can result in not only a lower cost, but a lower quality product. For example, (example of spending money on important features, and saving elsewhere). This way, we maintain the underlying quality and architectural design while still being cost-effective.

Often, quality is about how well things work. Our desire is for the families who live in our homes to experience that type of functional quality. Many of today’s first time buyers desire an attention to energy efficiency, recycling, eco-friendly products, and minimizing waste. Energy efficiency isn’t just a feel-good issue for first-timers. It produces a lower cost of ownership, allowing you to enjoy the features you wouldn’t have gotten otherwise.

That expectation of quality also extends to DK International’s subcontractors and vendors. “I have made it clear to all our subcontractors and vendors,” Donte Johnson emphasizes. “Far too often I’ve heard subcontractors say, ‘This is low-income housing and you’ve got to expect a lower quality'”, Donte says. “I don’t accept that. I expect our usability to be just as good as anybody else in town and better if possible. To many people, it’s just, ‘How many homes did you put up?’, but we strive to maintain quality all the time. Sometimes it’s a struggle. Sometimes in purchasing, it seems easier to buy based on price, but in the end, we continue to push for the product that will perform best.”