A builder’s sales agent represents the builder. Alexander Brandau IV represents you, whether you are buying a newly built luxury home, choosing a lot to build on, or comparing builders in Green Hills, Oak Hill, Brentwood, Belle Meade or Forest Hills.
With new construction, the contract, the builder and the lot matter more than the model home.
Alex helps you weigh lots, teardowns and finished homes by neighborhood, setbacks, zoning, slope and what has sold nearby, before you fall for a floor plan.
He shares what he knows about local builders’ reputations, timelines and finish levels, and what to ask about warranties and past projects.
Builder contracts favor the builder. Alex helps you understand allowances, change orders, deposits, completion dates and what happens if the schedule slips, and recommends attorney review where it matters.
An independent inspection before closing, and before drywall when the home is still being built, catches issues while the builder is still responsible for fixing them.
When you are also selling, he times the sale of your current home to the completion date of the new one.
You do not have to, but the builder’s on-site agent works for the builder. Your own agent can negotiate price, upgrades and contract terms on your behalf, and in most cases the builder pays the buyer agent’s commission. Confirm the arrangement before you visit a model home.
Typically about a year or more from design to move-in, depending on design, permitting, the builder’s schedule and weather. Alex’s guide to custom build timelines breaks it down.
It varies widely with lot price, size and finishes. Alex’s 2026 guide to custom build costs walks through realistic ranges and where budgets usually go over.
Yes. An independent inspection before drywall and again before closing catches issues while the builder is still responsible for fixing them.
Moving to Nashville from another state or another country.
Public figures, athletes and music industry clients who need privacy.
Timing a sale and a purchase so you are never stuck with two homes or none.
Buying or selling in Nashville’s luxury towers.
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