Pick your area. We find the lot, represent you on the purchase, then match you to a builder.
Choose where you want to live in step 1 and see what the county records show for vacant lots there. Takes about two minutes, and a person from our team calls you back.
- The county roll lists 60,328 vacant residential lots. We check flood zone, utilities and nearby permits before you walk one.
- We represent you, the buyer, on the lot. We are not a builder.
- Then we match you to a builder who fits your plan and your loan.
Next step: choose your area on the right.
What happens after you choose your area
Four steps, in this order. You sign a representation agreement before we introduce you to any builder.
We pull the county record
Lot size, flood zone, utilities and what is being built nearby, for lots in your area.
We search and show lots
You see lots that fit your budget and your plan. We represent you on the contract and the closing.
We match you to a builder
We are not tied to one builder, so we tell you which one suits your plan and your loan.
We stay at your table
Allowances, change order pricing and who pays for an overrun are where custom builds win or lose money. That is our job.
Why start with the area
The same budget buys a very different lot in Conroe than in Willis. Utilities, flood zone and lot size change the cost of the build more than the price of the land does.
What we check on every lot
- Flood zone, before you fall for a lot that sits in one
- Water, sewer or septic, and MUD district
- Lot size and legal description from the county roll
- Permits pulled nearby, so you see who is already building
Our county parcel data covers every vacant residential lot in Montgomery County.
What the build costs
Construction cost depends on the lot, the plan and the finishes, and site work varies a lot between lots. Working range per square foot: [RANGE TO BE SET BY JACOB]. A firm price comes from a builder on a real plan for a real lot.
One-time close or construction loan: which fits you
Ask a lender about both. We can introduce you to one. We give no rates here, a lender quotes those.
| Option | How it works | What to weigh |
|---|---|---|
| One-time close | One closing covers the lot, the build and the permanent mortgage. | One set of closing costs and one approval. The lot and the plan are usually tied together up front. |
| Construction loan with draws | The lender pays out in stages as the build progresses, then you refinance into a mortgage. | Two loans and two closings. Draw inspections run through the build. |
| Cash | You pay for the lot and fund the build directly. | Fastest to contract. Keep a reserve for site work and change orders. |
How we get paid
The builder pays Builder Connect's fee out of the deal. Going direct to the builder does not lower your price, it only means nobody is on your side of the table. Compensation terms are written in your representation agreement before any builder introduction.
- The area panel in step 1 shows SAMPLE lots. Subdivision names and acreage come from
bar/data/sample-absentee-200.csv, a 200 row absentee owner sample skewed to larger lots. They are county records, not listings, and are not for sale unless confirmed. - Flood zone, utilities and nearby permits are not in that file. They appear as merge fields
{{flood_zone}},{{utilities}},{{nearest_permits_1mi}}and must be filled from the live parcel feed or left blank. Do not hand fill them. - Areas with no sample row show merge fields only. Spring, Porter and others have 1 sample lot or fewer.
- Build cost range is a placeholder for Jacob. Lender options are descriptions, with no rates.
- Form posts nowhere. Hector wires it to the GHL Land search request form (name, email, phone, target area, budget, timeline, lender) with source tag
lp-land-c. - Footer links for TREC and Consumer Protection Notice are placeholders.