Builder of the Week / Richland Valley living -- Finding Bartlett house for less than $200,000 easy with Tillilie Homes

Finding a home that fits your family isn't easy.

Trying to find one for under $200,000 is even tougher.

But Don Tillilie Homes is making it all possible with itscollection of new, lakeside homes at Richland Valley subdivisionlocated in the Bartlett School District just off New Brunswick Roadand less than a mile from the Wolfchase Galleria.

In fact, Don Tillilie Homes has seven homes in Richland Valleypriced at under $200,000 so you can easily find the home that isperfect for you and for your family.

Even the least expensive home at Richland Valley, the floor planthat builder Don Tillilie has labeled The Arbor, includes many ofthe most popular features found in more expensive family-sized homeslike a brick-and-stone exterior, three bedrooms, including a masterbedroom suite, a large great room, a formal dining room, backyardpatio and a two-car garage with steel doors all priced at anaffordable $184,500.

And in a Don Tillilie home, even the features have features withthe master suite set off with a distinctive, two-tiered trayceiling, the great room that includes bamboo flooring, a fireplacewith gas logs and a 12-foot vaulted ceiling, a dining room that isopen to the great room, a kitchen that features a five-burner gasrange and granite countertops, and a two-car garage that is crownedwith a finished playroom that measures 20 feet in length and is pre-wired for the Internet.

"I believe that when people walk into a house, they should see anice home," builder Don Tillilie remarked about his approach tocrafting quality homes, a venture he started in the Memphis areaback in 1976. "That is the way I build all of my homes. A friendrecently said 'People don't use the term "nice" much these days,'but I hope they do when they describe one of my homes."

Tillilie also has three homes in the $200,000 to $220,000 pricerange starting with the Bartlett floor plan at 2,200 square feet ofheated space followed by the Country Charm at 2,247 square feet andthe largest home in the Richland Valley subdivision - the Moon Gateat 2,552 square feet.

The Moon Gate stands out among family-oriented floor plans withits large great room with gas-log fireplace and a separate gatheringroom, both adjoining the focal point kitchen and breakfast nook tocreate a comfortable family-living area. This same floor planfeatures in its downstairs level a large master bedroom, luxurymaster bath with a whirlpool tub, walk-in glass door shower with aRainmaker shower head and a regular shower head, his-and-her sinksand two walk-in closets. Also downstairs is an optional office/fourth bedroom located conveniently just off the gathering roomwhile upstairs there are two more bedrooms, a full bath and afinished playroom that measures over 31 feet long.

And with every Don Tillilie home, you'll get a whole-house audiosystem with speakers in most every room, a perimeter security systemwith one year free monitoring, one year of free monthly maid servicethat includes $55 a month of free dry cleaning service, plus afloored attic area that provides easy access to the storage spacethat every growing family needs.

So why not take a first-hand look at the inviting, affordablefamily-sized homes created by Vesta Home Show award-winning builderDon Tillilie at Richland Valley subdivision? For detailed directionsto Richland Valley or to arrange for a personal showing, visitDonTillilieHomes.com or call Don Tillilie at 334-7343 or call Crye-Leike's Jimmie or Bob Tapley at 756-8900 or 683-0607.