How to Sell to Production Home Builders: Lennar, D.R. Horton, Taylor Morrison and the Rest
Production builders buy trades by plan and by community, through purchasing, not by the job. Win a plan and you are on every start of it. The builders worth targeting are the ones filing the most permits: in Austin the ten busiest filed 22.5% of new-build permits in the last year, in Nashville 23.2%, with names such as D.R. Horton, Taylor Morrison, Lennar and Ryan Homes in the record.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Who is filing the permits
| Rank | Austin builder | Permits | Nashville builder | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milestone Community Builders, LLC | 186 | NVR, Inc. t/a Ryan Homes | 195 |
| 2 | Century Land Holdings II, LLC | 108 | Legacy South Builders LLC | 161 |
| 3 | Paradisa Homes, LLC | 97 | Meritage Homes of Tennessee Inc | 109 |
| 4 | Perry Homes LLC | 92 | Lennar Homes | 79 |
| 5 | D R Horton Homes | 81 | Century Communities of TN | 66 |
| 6 | David Weekley Homes | 79 | Regent Homes | 63 |
| 7 | New Home Co | 79 | Beazer Homes LLC | 59 |
| 8 | Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc. | 78 | Ashton Nashville Residential | 59 |
| 9 | Harvey-Cleary Builders | 77 | Drees Premier Homes Inc | 50 |
| 10 | Brookfield Residential Texas Homes LLC | 76 | Goodall Homes (Clayton Properties Group) | 44 |
New-build permits in the 12 months to 2026-09-29, entity names as filed, curated by hand. Full rankings: Austin, Nashville, Miami-Dade.
How production builders buy
- Purchasing sets the price per plan; the construction manager decides if you keep the work.
- Per-plan pricing. Price every elevation and option; a missing option is a change order they remember.
- Capacity. They need to know you can do every start in a community, on schedule.
- Onboarding. Insurance, W-9, safety program and a vendor portal before the first start.
The approach
Builtie names the builder on each permit and the people at it.
Plans and coverage
Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.
Builtie covers North America, with its deepest permit and contact data in the Greater Toronto Area, where it started. How much a city yields depends on what that municipality publishes, so ask for live sample projects in your own city before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
How do I become a subcontractor for a production home builder?
Contact the regional purchasing manager for your trade, complete their vendor onboarding, price every plan and option, and show capacity for every start in a community.
Which home builders file the most permits?
In Austin: Milestone Community Builders, LLC, Century Land Holdings II, LLC, Paradisa Homes, LLC, Perry Homes LLC, D R Horton Homes. In Nashville: NVR, Inc. t/a Ryan Homes, Legacy South Builders LLC, Meritage Homes of Tennessee Inc, Lennar Homes, Century Communities of TN. From the permit record, 12 months to 2026-09-29.
How much does Builtie cost?
Starter is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects plus LinkedIn and email outreach; 7-day free trial with 10 projects. Billed monthly.