You DO need a Realtor for New Construction....You NEED DANA!
Dana is amazing. Period.
My wife and I just went through our first home purchase in Charlotte, NC and it went far from perfect. Often, the construction company or the agencies around the construction company were trying to avoid our contact when there was an issue with the house or if they were distant with updates, or would try to play items of concern down that we had with the hope that we would not understand the complexities of the situations that were involved around our house. The construction company, even assured us that "we do not need a realtor for a new construction." but we could not be more thankful that we decided to go with Dana for our home.
Frequently, Dana would fight for us, follow up on any of the numerous email chains that were involved with the customer and the construction company, and provide context as to why what was being addressed was so important. Additionally, when it came to inspectors, Dana knew everyone. The inspectors were more thorough then what we could have hoped for and charged us a fair rate. She knows great people in the industry!
Last, and definitely not least, some of the best work Dana did for my wife and I was before we even made the purchase. Dana worked hard to find any reason why we wouldn't want the house, to show us options that were of the same rate or price range in the area we wanted to make it sure to us that this is the house that we wanted. Additionally, she would accompany us at the review of what we wanted with the agency about what we wanted in our new construction house and what was overpriced, what is a fair DIY project, and what was more than worth the money that was being charged for it. Ultimately, Dana gave my wife and I confidence in what was a very large step in our lives and we could not be more thankful.