Custom homes worth
coming home to.
Custom homes on Smith Lake and across Jasper and Cullman, designed and built by one family team. We find the lot, handle the financing and build the house, so the only thing you have to picture is the view.
30+
Years in real estate, home design, home building and land development
$250–290
Per square foot on average, shared up front for every home
One team
Lots, financing, plans and construction under a single roof
Family
Owned and run, with the same people from first call to keys
We don't build houses. We build the place your life happens.
Residential Resource brings over three decades of experience in real estate, home design, home building and land development to Smith Lake, Jasper and Cullman. We know the coves, the slopes, the shoreline rules and what a lake lot really costs to build on, and we bring the same care to a wooded acreage or a lot in town. That means telling you the real number up front, keeping you informed through the build, and treating your money like it is our own.
Honesty, transparency and craftsmanship are not slogans here. They are how a family-owned business earns thirty years of referrals.
Know the ballpark before you fall in love with the plan.
Most builders make you wait for a quote. We publish our average. Our custom homes typically land between $250 and $290 per square foot, so you can size your home with confidence from the very first conversation and refine the number once we have walked your lot.
$250 to $290
per square foot, on average
Average based on recent Residential Resource builds. Your final price depends on the plan, your finish selections, and your lot’s slope, shoreline and site work, and can land above or below this range. We will walk you through every line before you sign.
From the first walk of the lot to the day you get the keys.
Every lot has its own rules, whether it sits on the shoreline or on a quiet street in town. No mystery and no surprises here. This is exactly what happens, in order, and what you get at each step.
01 · Site visit
We meet you on the lot
Yours, or one we help you find. We walk the whole site, talk about the home you want and what it will cost, and give you a preliminary estimate before you commit to anything.
02 · Plan and price
We put a real number on paper
Pick a stock plan or design something custom. Either way you leave this phase with an itemized estimate and a financing path, not a guess.
03 · Prepare
We line everything up
Permits, surveys, materials and trades are scheduled before the first truck arrives, so the build runs on a timeline instead of on hope.
04 · Build
We build it the way we'd build our own
Licensed home building with materials chosen for Alabama weather and the same crew from foundation to finish. You hear from us regularly, not only when something changes.
05 · Welcome home
We hand you the keys, and stay in touch
A final walkthrough together, a punch list if we need one, and then the best part: your first evening at home. And when you are ready for the next one, our investment and land development team is here.
From the Estate Collection.
Three decades of experience. One lake we call home.
Residential Resource is a family owned and operated business based in Jasper, Alabama, minutes from the water. With over 30 years of experience in real estate, home building and land development, we work with individuals, investors and developers to find the right property and plan, on Smith Lake or anywhere in Jasper and Cullman.
We listen first. Then we shape the lot, the plan and the financing around the way you actually want to live, whether that is on the water every weekend or in town every day. No one will work harder to bring your vision to reality.
From lake cottages to the estate collection, on Smith Lake and beyond.
Don't take our word for it.
Marty, Lisa, and the RR team built my family a house on Smith Lake this past year and we could not have been more thrilled with the outcome. They were a pleasure to work with from day one and kept us in the loop the entire way throughout the process. Their use of technology and attention to detail was excellent. They delivered a new build home on schedule, and were an amazing resource in regard to lot, location, design, finishes, and beyond. Not only are they great people (as is everyone on their team) but they build a wonderful home! I highly recommend RR.
We built a Smith Lake home with Lisa and Marty and it turned our exceptional! Building a home can feel overwhelming but they helped my wife and make the process easy and found creative ways to keep the build within our budget. They have an amazing crew and Jeremy has always been responsive, polite and forward thinking. My wife and I would build a home with them again!
Residential Resource is the best! Just got through building our dream home on the lake and Chandler, Marty, Lisa, and the rest of the crew were incredible to work with. This was our third custom build and by far the least stressful. Highly recommend!
Building, renovating and designing, every week.
Honest conversations about what it really takes to build and live on Smith Lake.
Tell us where you want to live. We'll build the rest.
One call gets you a build estimate, a look at available lots on Smith Lake and around Jasper and Cullman, and a plan that fits the way you live.