Charlotte, North Carolina · Veteran-owned
What is your land actually worth to a builder?
We buy land, lots and teardowns across the Carolinas and build new homes on them. Send us an address and we will tell you what can be built on it, whether or not you sell to us.
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Selling a house instead? That works differently ›
We’re a veteran-owned, Charlotte-based real estate development company. We acquire land, build new homes, and buy houses directly from owners across North and South Carolina.
Our track record
Twenty-one projects across the Carolinas, and counting.
21+
Projects completed
$6M+
Capital deployed
4 to 6
Months, start to finish
NC + SC
Where we buy and build
We manage our own renovations, so we know what a build actually costs. We put our own capital at risk, so the numbers have to work before we make an offer. And we know what a delayed project costs, which is why we move on a schedule rather than a hope.
The one worth reading
332 Hollingswood Drive
Statesville, North Carolina
This parcel was on the market as a two-lot opportunity. We found a third. By running service through an existing utility easement and installing a sewer grinder pump to reach the main line, we created a buildable lot that nobody else had priced in.
6900 Barrington Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina
We bought the land, designed the home and carried the build from clearing to closing. It went under contract at full asking price three days after it hit the market.
42 Magnolia Street
York, South Carolina
A flat, cleared lot meant the slab went in without a load of fill dirt and the horizontal costs stayed down. Good land, read correctly, before anyone broke ground.
110 Waco Avenue
Kannapolis, North Carolina
The existing house came down and a new three bedroom, three bath home went up in its place. Flat lot, no grading needed beyond the demolition, finished and closed in under six months.
If your parcel has been called unbuildable, ask us anyway.
Hollingswood was marketed as two lots. It was three. Checking what can actually be built on a piece of land is the work we do before we make any offer. It is free, it takes one business day, and the answer is yours whether or not you sell to us.
We buy land and we build on it
Tide & Timber Ventures, LLC is a veteran-owned real estate development company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alongside buying houses directly from owners, we acquire land and build new homes across the Carolinas.
What we buy: raw lands, vacant lots, acreage, and teardown properties across Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Iredell, Union, Gaston and Lincoln counties in North Carolina, and York County, South Carolina.
What we do with it: we review subdivision and entitlement potential, handle the survey and diligence work ourselves, and build single-family homes, from site analysis and permitting through construction and the final walkthrough. If your parcel is around half an acre or more, it may support more than one home, which changes what it’s worth.
Own land or a lot? Call (980) 414-3425 or send us the address and we’ll tell you what can actually be built on it.
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Land value
If your parcel is around half an acre or more, it may be worth more than you think
Most owners price their land as one building site, because that’s how it looks. But zoning and lot-width rules across a lot of Charlotte-area municipalities will permit more than one home on a parcel that size, and a lot that carries two homes isn’t worth twice a lot that carries one. It’s worth considerably more than that.
Working out which applies to your parcel means reading the current zoning, the lot-width and setback minimums, the utility tap situation, and whether the town’s comprehensive plan is pushing for infill in your area or against it.
That’s work we do anyway, on every parcel we look at. Send us the address and we’ll tell you what we find, whether or not you sell to us.
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Who you are dealing with
We’re the end user, not a middleman
We build single-family homes. That means we carry a parcel through site analysis, survey, zoning and entitlement work, permitting, construction, and the final walkthrough with the family who buys the house.
That changes what kind of buyer we are. A wholesaler has to find someone else to take the parcel off their hands, which is why their offer arrives with contingencies and sometimes quietly disappears. When we say we’ll close, the only person who has to agree is us, and we’re buying with our own capital, not a lender’s.
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How we work
We do our own diligence, and sometimes it tells us no
In early 2026 we had a build lined up on Stegall Street. Mid-diligence we found that relocating the powerlines would rewrite the entire budget. So we walked.
Within days we picked up a nearly identical lot one street over on Sarah Drive and moved the same build to it with minor tweaks. It closed this August. The work we’d put in didn’t die. It moved one street over.
That’s the part most buyers don’t show you. The issues that kill a deal rarely show up in a listing; they show up in diligence, in a powerline or a tap fee or an access easement. We’d rather find them before we’ve made you a promise we can’t keep.
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Where we build
The towns we build in
We build in eighteen municipalities where we’ve done the municipal research: comprehensive plans, current ordinances, planning contacts, and whether an update is underway. We would rather know a few markets properly than guess across fifty.
Mecklenburg County: Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson
Union County: Monroe, Indian Trail, Stallings, Waxhaw
Iredell County: Mooresville, Statesville
Cabarrus County: Concord, Kannapolis
Gaston County: Gastonia, Belmont
Greenville County, South Carolina: Greenville
We buy more widely than we build. Lincoln County and York County are acquisition markets: send us a parcel in either and we will look at it properly. Own land near this list but not on it? Send it anyway. If we can’t build on it, we’ll say so quickly.
Not sure what a parcel like yours is worth? Here are the six things that decide it.
Real Projects. Real Results.
Seller Success Stories
A closer look at recent investments, strategies, and outcomes.
Wendell Butler serves as Chief Financial Officer of Tide & Timber Ventures, leading capital stack planning, financing strategy, and debt negotiation while overseeing investor relations, capital raising, and financial controls and reporting. He reviews all projects for final approval based on underwriting and economic modeling. A U.S. Army veteran and founder of Hammerhead Capital Inc., Wendell has led the acquisition, renovation, and disposition of 100+ residential and multifamily units across the Carolinas and Northeast, deploying and originating more than $30M in real estate capital. He also originates hard money financing for real estate investors nationwide through Flip Fuel Lending.
Adam Cozzolino leads land acquisition, underwriting, and development strategy at Tide & Timber Ventures LLC, sourcing opportunities, evaluating subdivision and entitlement potential, and overseeing ground-up construction from acquisition through completion. He has an eye for land others overlook, and the discipline to know exactly when to walk away.
With a measured approach, Adam prioritizes conservative land valuation and clearly defined exit strategies designed to protect investor capital. That mindset was forged early: at just 23, he became the youngest franchisee in Smoothie King’s history, ownership that shaped the operational discipline he brings to every development project today.
Brian Wolf leads project execution across the portfolio while building the operational systems that run the business behind every deal. He assists in oversight of renovation planning, contractor coordination, timeline control, and budget oversight from acquisition through completion, and designs the processes, automation, and reporting infrastructure that keep projects moving and margins protected as the company scales.
He brings that same framework to development: building repeatable processes, engineering out the manual steps that slow a build, and managing risk before it reaches the ground.
Selling a house rather than land?
We buy houses too: as-is, no repairs, no cleaning, no showings, no agent commissions. Everything below is for you.
From First Contact to Cash In 3 Simple Steps
No drawn-out process. No surprises. Just a clear path from where you are to where you want to be.
Tell Us About Your Property
Call us at (980) 414-3425 or fill out our short form. Takes less than 2 minutes. No commitment required.
We’ll Come See It
One of our local specialists will do a quick, no-pressure walkthrough usually 5–10 minutes. We handle the evaluation so you don’t have to prep, clean, or stage anything.
Pick Your Closing Date
We make you a fair cash offer. If it works for you, we close on your schedule in as little as 7 days or whenever you’re ready. Cash in hand at closing.
Areas where we buy houses and land
Why Homeowners Choose Tide & Timber Ventures LLC
No Repairs
You spend $0 in home repairs because we buy your house in as-is condition.
Transparency
We close at a reputable local title company.
$0 Fee/Commission
We cover all closing costs related to selling your house. You pay $0 in commissions.
Easy Process
No appraisal. No inspection. No financing contingency. We buy house as is.
No Waiting
You choose the closing date that works best for your schedule.
Dedicated Specialists
We put you in touch with the best alternative contact even if you don’t sell your house to us.
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What it is like to sell to us.
“We sold our house in Rock Hill, SC to tide and timber ventures and can’t recommend them enough! They were quick, stayed true to their price and were super easy to work with. Highly recommend!”
“I sold my house as-is without repairs, showings, or surprises. Even with multiple family signatures and paperwork, they guided us every step and made everything simple. They were honest from day one, answered every question, and made selling my home completely stress-free.”
“Tide & Timber is as legit as they come. Amazing communication, fast and efficient, honest hard work that shows. No games here! I highly recommend.”
“Working with Tide and Timber was super easy and stress-free. They move fast, are very transparent, and keep communication clear the whole way through.”
