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Texas Association of Builders
May/June 2016
Builder Profile
S
ome spend their twenties, their
thirties, even a lifetime trying to
figure out what to do with their lives.
Erin Wright is one of those rare, lucky ones
who found her calling as a home builder
at a prodigiously young age. “I kind of just
fell into it,” said Wright. “I built a house
out of necessity when I was 21 because I
couldn’t afford to hire a builder. A few years
later I was incorporated and had three
more under construction.” She started
Wright-Built, LLC, a design-build general
contractor, and currently operates out of
Hawkins, Texas. She doesn’t have a formal
education in building but instead attributes
her success to an “I-can-do-this” attitude
and confidence in her natural abilities as
a designer and builder. After her first few
houses, the phone just kept ringing.
Wright was self-taught and always trusts
her gut instinct. “I think it was actually a
lot easier back when I was too young to
know any better,” she said. She took on
projects at first which didn’t turn much of
a profit, and she learned fast. “Now I have
the reputation and experience under my
belt where I can turn away clients if I don’t
feel the job is right for me.” She works with
her trusty team of subcontractors, using
the same crews from house to house. Many
have been with her since day one, and some
of them work exclusively for her. Despite
all the help, she likes to be as involved as
possible every step of the way. “From the
floor plans to interior decorating, I tend
to have a hand in everything,” said Wright.
Wright-Built constructs about 10 houses a
year, and Wright is perfectly content with
Erin Wright | Wright-Built, LLC
By Chad Andycha
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