So, you want to build a custom home on your own acreage. Building on acreage is not for the faint of heart or unprepared. I am betting you have the heart for it, and honestly, I cannot help much in that area. Still, I can help you be prepared.
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So, you want to build a custom home on your own acreage. Building on acreage is not for the faint of heart or unprepared. I am betting you have the heart for it, and honestly, I cannot help much in that area. Still, I can help you be prepared.
Buyers build homes on acreage for dozens of reasons. For example, they may want:
Great, so what do you do next?
You have several decisions to make if you own or purchase a lot. You can act as a general contractor for the entire project. Some decisions here include shaping the land, securing utility and water services and getting necessary approvals for your building plans. Other decisions, if you act as your own general contractor, involve overseeing the construction and permitting. If you are your own contractor, you must arrange and pay for the project.
Or, you could choose to work with a company that does these things for you.
I highly recommend the second option. There are several builders, including David Weekley, Coventry, and Partners in Building that have build-on-your-own-lot divisions. The company that I am most familiar with is Tilson Homes. They have helped Texans build on their own lot for over 90 years.
“If you’re tired of being 10 feet from your neighbor, tired of someone telling you what color your front door can be, tired of someone telling you to get your trash can off the road, or tired of the neighbor kids coming home from college and playing basketball outside your bedroom window until 2 a.m.—then building on your land is for you,” Eric Alrid of Tilson Home said. “If you want to live out that dream of serenity and independence that all Texans have bred into us, it can be done and it’s easier than you might think.”
I hope this article helps you set direction for your dream compound. Feel free to contact our team for help find the perfect lot to make your dream come true.
Timothy Sojka is the broker of the See TIM Sell Team at Keller Williams. His team has sold over 2,000 homes. Tim is also the author of the Amazon #1 political thrillers Payback Jack and Politikill.v