You bought the land. Now let’s go stand on it.
Send us your parcel number and we’ll walk it together. We’ll tell you what it will actually take to build there — no charge, no obligation, and no sales pitch on your tailgate.
Most people who call us have been sitting on their lot a while.
You bought it for the view, or the quiet, or the way the light hit it that afternoon. Then the questions started. Is there water? What does septic run out here? Is that slope going to eat the budget? Somebody gave you a number that didn’t sound real, and the whole thing stalled.
If that’s roughly where you are, you’re in ordinary company. Land in this region is genuinely more complicated than land in most places — decomposed granite, snow load, wells, defensible space, and three jurisdictions with three different sets of rules.
None of that means your lot is a problem. It means nobody has walked it with you yet. Wondering what a well and septic actually run out here? We wrote the honest answer.
How the walk works
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We talk, then we meet on your land. A short phone call first — where the lot is, what you’re hoping to build, what’s had you stuck. Then we set a time and stand on the property together.
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Then a real number — and that’s the end of the obligation. A realistic range for building on your lot, not a per-square-foot guess. If we’re the right fit, you’ll know it. If we’re not, you still know what your land can do.
We walk it, and we tell you what we see. Where the house wants to sit. What the grade and driveway really mean. Whether you’re drilling a well or tying in. About an hour — and you keep everything we tell you, whether we ever work together or not.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Nothing. It's about an hour of our time and yours — no charge, no obligation, and no sales pitch on your tailgate. It's how we like to meet people.
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Just your parcel number — or the address, if that's easier. Boots help. We'll have read what the county records say about your lot before we arrive.
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Then we'll say so, and you keep everything we told you anyway. We take on three to six custom homes a year, so we're selective about fit — and honest when it isn't there.
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Almost half the lots sold in Washoe County over the last two years have neither. It's a number to know, not a dealbreaker — we wrote up what a well and septic actually cost here on our blog, and we'll talk through yours on the walk.
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It's the most common story there is. Most people hit one unknown — the well, the grade, a number that didn't sound real — and the lot just sits, sometimes for years. The walk is the easiest way to get unstuck.
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Yes — Nevada contractor license 0089925 and California license 987601, fully insured on both sides of the state line. We've been building custom homes in Reno, Tahoe, and Truckee since 2012.