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Sarasota luxury custom home builder with over three decades of experience, currently building custom homes from the $3Ms in Wild Blue at Waterside, Lakewood Ranch.
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M/I Homes (Sarasota / Lakewood Ranch division)
Bottom 101.51.5 on Yelp (42 reviews), but 3.7 on Google (58 reviews)
About
M/I Homes is a publicly traded production home builder whose Sarasota division, headquartered in Lakewood Ranch, builds single-family homes in Lakewood Ranch, Parrish and surrounding communities. The BBB profile for the Lakewood Ranch office shows a C- letter grade (not accredited) with 75 complaints closed in the last three years and 24 customer reviews. Yelp's national brand page shows a 1.5-star average across 42 reviews, and Google reviews for the Sarasota division aggregated by Birdeye show a 3.6 to 3.7 average across 58 reviews.
What reviewers report
Recurring themes summarized from the linked public platforms. These are reviewer claims, not findings by Lakewood Ranch Local.
- !Reviewers on multiple platforms describe warranty scheduling problems, including contractors arriving unannounced or missing appointments
- !Reviewers cite build-quality items such as workmanship defects and appliance failures within the first two years
- !Reviewers describe warranty-team communication as disorganized or lacking follow-through
- !BBB complaint volume is high relative to the number of BBB customer reviews
Ratings by source
| Source | Rating | Reviews | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| BBB | n/a | n/a | BBB letter grade C-, not accredited; 75 complaints closed in last 3 years; search index cited 44 complaints not resolved |
| Yelp | 1.5 | 42 | National brand page, not Lakewood Ranch specific |
| 3.7 | 58 | Google rating for the Sarasota division as aggregated by Birdeye |
Verified 2026-10-01. Ratings change daily; the linked source is authoritative.
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