Custom Homes
From your lot or ours. Plans, selections, budget and schedule set before the first shovel, with a project manager you can reach.
How a custom home happens
McKinney, Texas
Serious craftsmanship.
Straight answers.
Custom homes and whole-home remodels from a family that also finds the lot and sells the house you are leaving. A few projects a year, on purpose, so both of us are on every one.
5.0Google rating
31Five-star real estate reviews
A fewProjects a year, on purpose
Family-ownedLicensed, insured, warranty on our work
How can we help
Three ways to start
Whole-Home & Kitchen Remodels
Kitchens, primary baths, additions and full-home transformations, designed with you and built by our own crews.
What we remodel
Buy or Sell
Selling before you build, finding a lot, or buying a home that is nearly right and remodeling the rest. Susie handles the real estate side.
Meet SusieWhy one team
The builder and the REALTOR® are already in the room.
Most people talk to three or four companies to get one home. At SJ4 the lot search, the loan questions, the design and the build are one conversation with two people who answer their own phones.
Joel Cequina
Owner · Builder · Project manager
Twenty-one years across construction and lending. Joel prices the job, runs the build, and speaks the language of the loan.
Susie Cequina
Co-Owner · REALTOR® · Design
Twenty-one years in mortgage underwriting before real estate. Susie finds the lot, sells the house you are leaving, and shapes the finishes with you.
"Joel and his crew became lifelong friends of ours and our home is gorgeous and well-built."
Google review, March 2026
Projects
A few recent projects
CompletedForest Creek Remodel
Kitchen and living · Forest Creek, McKinney
White cabinets, a wood island with seating for four, and two brass dome pendants over it.
Project page coming soonCompletedEnclave New Build
Custom home · The Enclave, McKinney
One open room for the kitchen and the table, with a floating stair and glass doors out to the pool.
Project page coming soon
CompletedKnollwood Drive Remodel
Kitchen · McKinney
Exposed beams, a white range hood and a white oak island with seating for three.
Project page coming soonBuilder associations
Members of the Dallas, Texas and national builders associations
One local membership, three levels of the home building industry. What each one means
Preferred partners
The suppliers and specialists we build with
Trusted trades and suppliers, so the finish matches the promise.
What clients say
Reviews, in their words
Swipe through a few. The full lists are one tap away.
5.0 on Google · 2 reviews5.0 on RateMyAgent · 31 reviews
★★★★★
"SJ4 completed a massive whole-home project for us and was prompt, professional, and fun to work with. Joel and his crew became lifelong friends of ours."
★★★★★
"SJ4 Construction has great communication and they are a pleasure to work with."
★★★★★
"My home sold in less than 30 days and at the highest sales price in the neighborhood."
★★★★★
"She provided clear guidance, excellent communication, and a smart pricing and marketing strategy that delivered outstanding results."
★★★★★
"A relentless agent who will do everything possible to get the deal done."
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