Pick builders with verifiable RERA track records, clean litigation history, disciplined escrow use, and on-time delivery proof. Insist on a registered Agreement for Sale before paying >10% (RERA §13), check the 70% separate account utilisation (RERA §4(2)(l)(D)), demand defect liability for 5 years (RERA §14(3)), and validate carpet area definition (RERA §2(k)). Cross-check the developer…