OUR STORY
Built With Heart, Grit, and Purpose
At Honor Built Homes, our passion for homebuilding began long before we ever became a builder. In 2000, we were just like so many of the families we serve today—working hard, trying to find the right home, and realizing how difficult that dream can feel.
After searching for more than a year with no success, a Realtor suggested we consider building a home instead of buying one. Even though Darin had experience in construction, we had never built a home for ourselves. We didn’t know where to start—or if we could truly do it. But everything changed when we were introduced to an owner-builder program that empowered everyday families to manage their own home build with support and guidance.
We took a leap.
And it changed our lives.
Within six months, while working full-time jobs and raising our two-year-old daughter, we built our 3,700 sq. ft. home from the ground up—hiring out only the framing to keep the timeline moving efficiently. When we moved in, we had earned $85,000 in instant equity simply by acting as our own general contractor and putting in the work ourselves.
That experience didn’t just give us a home—it lit a fire in us.
From there, Tina went on to help families all across the country build their own homes. We even built our second home in 2007. When the housing market crashed in 2008 and the original
program disappeared, the passion didn’t.
We always knew we would return to this mission.
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Why We Started Honor Built Homes
We started Honor Built Homes because we believe homeownership should be achievable.
Not just for the wealthy. Not just for investors. But for hardworking families who are willing to roll up their sleeves and be part of the process.
While many builders focus on volume and profit, we focus on:
- Empowerment
- Education
- Support
- True value and equity-building opportunities
- Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency
We don’t just build homes. We help people build futures.
What We Bring to Every Home
With more than 25 years of hands-on residential and commercial construction experience, and deep personal experience building our own homes, we guide our clients through the building process with clarity, honesty, and respect.
Whether we are:
- Building your turnkey custom home, or
- Guiding you through our Owner-Builder Program, or
- Supplying prefab, panelized, or modular home packages to help reduce cost and build time,
Our goal is always the same:
To help you build a home you’re proud of—one built with heart, strength, and honor.
