Realtor and homeowner resources
The rules, fee schedules and maps that govern building west of Fort Worth — for realtors who need an answer while standing on a lot, and for homeowners doing their own diligence. Every entry links to the authority that publishes it and carries the date we last opened it.
Written for realtors advising a buyer and for homeowners planning a build. Nothing here is gated: no email, no form, no sign-in. Forward any of it, including a filtered view.
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The lot walk: what to look at in the hour you spend on the land
A field sheet for the hour you actually spend standing on a piece of land.
Download the PDF (4 pages, 173 KB): The lot walk: what to look at in the hour you spend on the land
Checked by Dale Proctor ·
The first thirty days after you close on land
Almost every delay at the start of a custom build traces back to something ordered late in the first month — a survey, a soil report, a septic test, a utility application.
Download the PDF (4 pages, 184 KB): The first thirty days after you close on land
Checked by Dale Proctor ·
Three builders, one page: a scorecard for the answers you get
Everyone hands you a list of questions to ask a builder. This is the other half — one page where three builders' answers sit side by side, with what a specific answer sounds like and what a vague one usually means.
Download the PDF (4 pages, 246 KB): Three builders, one page: a scorecard for the answers you get
Checked by Dale Proctor ·
What you pay while you build: the money before the house exists
The build price is the number everyone quotes. The one that surprises people is what leaves the account between closing on the land and moving in — deposits, soft costs, draws, interest on what has been drawn, and the months of paying for somewhere to live at the same time.
Download the PDF (6 pages, 265 KB): What you pay while you build: the money before the house exists
Checked by Dale Proctor ·
The order of decisions: what has to be chosen before what
Nobody tells you that choosing a bathtub is a framing decision, or that the fastest way to lose three weeks is to be undecided about one light switch.
Download the PDF (4 pages, 183 KB): The order of decisions: what has to be chosen before what
Checked by Dale Proctor ·
Showing 4 sources for Willow Park under Floodplain.
Floodplain
- Parker County — floodplain development permit instructions
parkercountytx.gov · Sets the freeboard, the No-Rise Certificate for a regulatory floodway, and the sealed Elevation Certificate. Read the requirements at the source.
- Jurisdiction
- Parker County
- Last checked
- TWDB — National Flood Insurance Program community participation
twdb.texas.gov · The state's page on NFIP participation. It does not list communities itself; it directs you to FEMA's Community Status Book.
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Last checked
- FEMA — preliminary flood maps for Parker County ready for public view
fema.gov · The 2025-02-03 announcement of the preliminary maps. Preliminary is not effective: which map governs a permit is a question for the county floodplain administrator.
- Jurisdiction
- Federal · Parker County
- Last checked
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center — search by address
msc.fema.gov · The federal map lookup. An interactive tool: it needs a browser and an address or parcel.
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Last checked
Every entry links to the official page and shows the date it was last checked. Codes and fees change on their own schedules; read them at the source.