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Homebuilding with the Watermillers: Part 2

The plans are set and the process has begun. While many decisions are made to arrive at the overall estimate, more choices must be made all throughout the process. It can be overwhelming for some and others really enjoy getting into the details. About 3-4 weeks after the contract was signed, the Watermillers met with […]

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The Montanges

Matt and Jenny Montange have lived in Des Moines, Clive, West Des Moines and Polk City. They moved into their newly built home at Prairie Trail last summer and share their experience with homebuilding here: Jenny describes the Thinking and Dreaming Stage like this, “We have lived in several communities in the Des Moines area. […]

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The Sitzmanns

Tim and JoLynn Sitzmann are new empty nesters who have called Ankeny home since 1980. They moved into their newly built home at Prairie Trail last summer. They share their exciting process of building new here: Building a new home starts with a dream. Tim Sitzmann fondly remembers watching Prairie Trail since ’05 or ’06. […]

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