How to Choose the Best Place to Put Your Shell Home on an Acreage Property

Property owner assessing rural acreage for the best location to build a custom shell home in East Texas.

Acreage gives you room to choose. That sounds simple until you are standing on several acres wondering where, exactly, the house should go. The highest point may offer the best view. The wooded area may feel more private. The open section may make construction easier. Then there is the driveway, septic system, utilities, drainage, future […]

How to Prepare a Rural Texas Property for Shell Home Construction

A rural property can look ready for a home long before it actually is. A driveway may reach the acreage, the trees may be cleared around a promising homesite, and the view may be exactly what you wanted. Then construction planning starts, and the lot begins handing you questions. Where should the home sit? How […]