Fewer miscommunications and pricing surprises
Surprise price changes in custom building usually trace back to a message lost between the realtor, GC, and developer. Here, they are the same team.
Realtor · Developer · New Build Advisor
Build your Nashville home with one point of contact, from the lot to the keys.
Erin Tunney is a third-generation developer and licensed Realtor whose family firm finds the land, designs the plan, and builds the house. Clearer communication, fewer budget surprises.
Your one point of contact
Custom builds often go over budget. One coordinated team helps keep the plan, selections, and costs aligned.
When your Realtor, general contractor, and developer are separate companies, every decision travels through three inboxes. Each delay reschedules subs, extends your construction loan, and adds cost. With Erin Tunney and The Tunney Group, one conversation reaches everyone.
Representation stays transparent: Erin represents you as your licensed Realtor, and construction scope, pricing, and builder agreements are documented separately with The Tunney Group before you move forward.
Selections made on schedule
Late tile, cabinet, or fixture decisions delay orders, idle subs, and stretch your loan. Erin manages every selection deadline with you.
Mid-build changes, without chaos
Want to move a wall after framing starts? You tell one person, and the change reaches the field the same day.
The look you want, engineered smarter
Love a layout that prices high? The Tunneys can often re-engineer the structure to keep the feel and reduce the cost.
Value engineering
Style and economics, in the same conversation.
Most buyers hear "that layout costs more" and give up. Erin's family has designed and built homes for three generations, so they know why it costs more and how to get you there another way.
- Open-concept feel using shorter engineered spans instead of costly steel beams
- Stacked wet walls and simplified rooflines that cut cost without cutting character
- Window and ceiling-height moves that add drama for hundreds, not tens of thousands
- Allowance planning that puts money where you will feel it every day
The process
From "we cannot find it" to "we built it."
One team, five stages, and a single phone number the whole way through.
Find the lot
Erin sources land on and off market and knows which lots build well and which hide expensive problems.
Design and real budget
Plans, finishes, and a construction budget priced by the people who will actually build it.
Selections, on schedule
Every tile, cabinet, and fixture chosen by its deadline so orders land before subs need them.
Build with one voice
Weekly updates from one person. Changes and questions reach the field the same day.
Keys in hand
Final walkthrough with the person who sold you the lot, designed the budget, and built the house.
Relocating from Chicago or New York?
Erin made the same move. Tennessee keeps what your old state took.
Erin relocated from Chicago to Nashville herself, so she knows the questions you are asking, from school zones to which neighborhood feels like home. She also knows the math that makes the move easy to justify: Tennessee has no state income tax.
For many households, the annual savings alone covers a meaningful part of a new-construction mortgage.
Interactive neighborhood guide
Where should you build?
Tap a neighborhood to see typical new-construction pricing, schools, and local favorite spots. Prices are approximate mid-2026 figures. Erin will confirm current comps, zoning, overlays, and buildability for a specific lot.
Meet Erin
A Realtor who grew up on job sites.
Erin Tunney is a licensed Realtor with 20+ years in real estate and 8 years of hands-on building experience. She is also a third-generation member of The Tunney Group, her family's development and general contracting firm with 60+ combined years across residential, multi-family, and commercial projects.
She specializes in luxury residential new construction, has deep experience with property investors, and relocated from Chicago to Nashville herself. Whether you are building your first Nashville home or your fifth, she knows every sub, supplier, and school zone on the path.
Licensed Realtor · TN and IL
Luxury residential specialist
Investor-experienced
Works with builders, architects, and contractors
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Real clients. Real results.
What it is like to build with one team
★★★★★
"Working with Erin was wonderful! She helped me find exactly what I was looking for and knew what questions to ask at each property. Her expertise as a REALTOR made my purchase smooth and enjoyable."
One accountable team
The same people who help you evaluate the lot also price the plan and guide the build, which keeps decisions grounded from day one.
Nashville-native guidance
Neighborhood fit, school zones, resale strength, lot conditions, and construction logistics are weighed together before you commit.
Free build consultation
Tell Erin what you want to build.
In one call, you will get a straight answer on neighborhoods, realistic budget ranges, and what your timeline actually looks like. No pressure, no runaround. You will talk to Erin herself.
☎ Prefer to talk now? (847) 420-9783Or email erin.tunney@compass.com