A competitive swimmer, Steve landed a spot on Indiana University’s renowned swim team. After earning his BBA, he returned home and labored in the family retail furniture business.  With a desire to strike out on his own, Steve earned an MBA at Rice University and went into banking. Steve then started and ran his own furniture business, Oakcrafters, filled with all-American made pieces.  When the world went to overseas mass-made products, Steve closed its doors and began managing industrial properties.  During this time, Steve took a risk and bought a fixer-upper. Working weekends, he and his team transformed the junker house to a little gem for a young family. Renovating fixer-uppers laid the foundation for Steve’s career as a trusted home builder.  

Ironically, it was during the ‘08 housing market crash that Steve transitioned into building custom homes. He wanted more creative liberties, attention to detail on every level, and to bring quality designs into fruition from a blank slate. SF Custom Homes was born when Steve bought a little lot of land in Oak Forest. Steve tirelessly spent days studying each aspect of the neighborhood’s buildings, talking and working side-by-side with experts and laypersons on each step of the custom process. Surrounded by 15 other new home builds that sat during this crisis, Steve’s was the only one that sold! His attention to detail and quality at every level is the type of leadership and guidance you want for your dream home.

With all of the custom home builders in the market, find one that will build your dream refuge, reflects your aesthetic and fits the way you live, and where your family builds its treasured memories.  From permitting to hanging an exquisite chandelier, Steve will work directly and meticulously with you to build a value driven, luxurious home for you and yours.  

You don’t have to buy a mediocre, “almost what you want” home.  Build a better lifestyle - your dream home, within your budget, by trusting in SF Custom Homes.