Yes, move-in-ready new construction is available right now across Northlake, Argyle, Justin, Denton, and Flower Mound, and it is the fastest way to buy new: a spec home the builder built without a committed buyer, finished or already under construction, often with a firm closing date instead of a 6 to 7 month estimate. With financing prepped, buyers typically close in 30 to 45 days on a completed home. The tradeoff is real: the lot, floor plan, and finishes are preselected, so you are shopping existing inventory, not designing your own home.
This is the city-by-city scan straight from the builders' own websites, reviewed October 26, 2026. Quick move-in inventory sells every week and prices move with it, so treat every count and figure below as a snapshot to confirm in writing, and finish in the live search at the bottom of the page.
What counts as a move-in-ready or quick move-in home?
Builders use several labels for the same product. A spec home is built on the builder's speculation, without a committed buyer, in a floor plan and elevation the builder expects to sell. Quick move-in and move-in-ready are the marketing terms for that same inventory when it is finished or nearly finished. Some homes still under construction allow limited selections, but generally the lot, plan, and finishes are already chosen.
The practical difference from a ground-up build is a firm date. Lennar describes its move-in-ready homes as already under construction or complete, so the buyer gets a closing date instead of an estimate. A home cannot close until the local government issues its Certificate of Occupancy, a point Harvest by Hillwood calls out in its own move-in-ready FAQ.
How fast can you actually close on a move-in-ready home?
DFW builders consistently quote the same window. Silver Leaf Homes, a Dallas-Fort Worth builder, tells buyers most close in 30 to 45 days on a quick move-in, and faster when the home is fully complete. John Henry Homes puts the range at 30 to 60 days depending on loan type, whether the Certificate of Occupancy is already in hand, and how quickly the buyer supplies documents. Normandy Homes' spec-home guide makes the same point: this is inventory that exists, not a plan on paper.
- 30 to 45 days is the typical contract-to-close window on a completed quick move-in with financing prepped (Silver Leaf Homes, DFW).
- 30 to 60 days covers most files, per John Henry Homes, depending on loan type, Certificate of Occupancy timing, and document speed.
- FHA and VA loans run longer than conventional files, so add weeks if you are using a government-backed loan.
- Under construction means under the builder's calendar. The home closes when the Certificate of Occupancy issues, not when the builder says it looks done.
The move that keeps the window short: finish your pre-approval before you tour, and ask for the Certificate of Occupancy date, the projected closing date, and the full incentive stack in writing before you choose a home.
Which Denton County cities have quick move-in inventory right now?
The short answer is all five cities on our list, but the price bands split sharply. This table reflects what the builders advertised on their own websites on October 26, 2026.
| City | Builders advertising quick move-ins | Advertised entry points |
|---|---|---|
| Northlake | Highland Homes (Pecan Square), Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes | Highland's Pecan Square from the $430s on 40-ft lots, with listed quick move-ins from about $539,000; Coventry's quick move-ins from about $440,000 |
| Justin | Highland Homes | 5 quick move-ins listed; Treeline community from the $400s |
| Denton | Highland Homes, First Texas Homes, Pulte/Centex | Highland's Landmark from the $500s; First Texas Homes' The Meadows from the $280s |
| Argyle | Toll Brothers, plus the builders at Harvest by Hillwood | Harvest move-in-ready from under $400,000 (two-story attached homes); Toll Brothers at Enclave at Hickory Hill |
| Flower Mound | Coventry Homes, Toll Brothers | Furst Ranch from about $590,000, with move-in-ready homes listed from about $673,000; Toll Brothers Designer Appointed quick move-ins at Oakbridge Crossing and Town Lake |
Two honest notes before you read too much into any one row. These are advertised starting points and availability at the builders' own sites on the review date; inventory sells, plans change, and prices move, so treat the table as a directional map, not a quote sheet. And the directional map has a clear shape: Denton and Justin carry most of the sub-$500,000 new inventory, while Northlake, Argyle, and Flower Mound sit in a higher conversation. Our monthly Denton County snapshot has the city averages behind that split.
What do you give up, and what do you gain, with a quick move-in?
You give up selection. The floor plan, lot, elevation, and finishes are already locked, so a quick move-in is a fit question, not a design question: does this exact home, on this exact lot, in this community work for you? You also give up the option-period cushion most resale buyers know. The contract is the builder's own attorney-drafted form with no default option period, so the TREC vs. builder contract guide applies with extra force here.
You gain certainty and often money. A finished home with a firm date beats a build schedule that can slip for weather and inspections, and standing inventory is exactly where builders attach the incentives: closing-cost credits, rate buydowns, and price adjustments on homes that need to sell. The incentive guide and the compare offers tool are the right reads at this end of the market.
What should you verify before you make an offer on a spec home?
- The incentive stack, in writing, on the specific home. Price adjustment, closing-cost credit, buydown, and any preferred-lender requirement, itemized on one sheet.
- The Certificate of Occupancy status. Finished means nothing until the local government issues it.
- The completion date in the contract. On a home still under construction, the contract's completion clause is your only protection for the move-in date.
- The inspection windows. Pre-drywall is gone on a finished home, so plan a timely third-party inspection plus the final walkthrough against the finish list; the inspections and warranty guide covers what still applies.
- Your agent registered before your first visit. Walk into a sales office alone and the builder may record you as self-sourced and refuse to pay your agent's commission; the buy before you move guide has the full rule.
Then shop like the inventory moves, because it does. A quick move-in in the $430s in Northlake or the $280s in Denton will not wait for a leisurely decision.