We build property that earns.

A build is a purchase. An investment is a calculation.

Most builders hand you a house. We start with the number you need it to produce — nightly rate, occupancy, rent, hold period — and design backward from there.

Layout, sleep count, and finish selections all follow the return, not a catalog.

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Short-term rentals in the Smokies.

We’ve renovated cabin property in Gatlinburg, so we know what heavy guest turnover does to a house — which surfaces fail first, where the hot water runs out, and what still photographs well in year five. We build and renovate for that kind of use, not for a family of four.

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Build-to-rent and multi-family.

Duplexes, small multi-family, and single-family rental product across Middle Tennessee.

Repeatable plans, controlled cost per door, and construction detailed for low maintenance over a long hold.

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Your lot, or we'll help you read one.

Slope, access, utilities, and setbacks determine what a parcel can actually carry and what site work will cost.

We walk properties with buyers before they close, so the deal gets underwritten on real construction numbers instead of estimates.

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The schedule is part of the return.

Every month a property sits unfinished is a month it earns nothing.

 

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What it costs to build

Straightforward per-square-foot ranges by product type, so you can model a deal before you call anyone.

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Financing a build

Construction loans, draw schedules, and how permanent financing fits together on an income property.

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Permitting and STR rules

Nashville and Gatlinburg have different and specific requirements for rental properties. We handle permitting and build to those standards.

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Design Concept and Detailed Proposal: Cedar Vista Homes offers a precise written estimate and construction timeline for transparent project management.

Bring your plans, or start from ours

Already have drawings from an architect or a designer? We’ll price them, flag what will drive cost on your site, and build them.

No plans yet — we’ll get you there. Either way you own the drawings.

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This will help us create a personalised Cedar Vista journey for you