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Two Decades of Building Iowa's Finest Homes

A Legacy of Luxury

Destination Homes was founded in 2004 with a straightforward premise: that buyers investing in a custom home deserve a builder who treats that investment with the same seriousness they do. That means showing up, being accountable, building whatwas specified, and being honest when something needs to be addressed.

In 2016, Paramount Homes merged with Destination Homes, combining two experienced teams under one name. James Myers leads sales and client relationships; DJ Schad oversees field operations and construction quality. Together, they've built a company that operates with a level of coordination and accountability that shows in the finished product.

We don't build hundreds of homes a year. We build the right ones, for the right clients, in communities where we believe the location justifies the investment.


Two Decades of Building Iowa's Finest Homes

Destination Homes was founded in 2004 with a straightforward premise: that buyers investing in a custom home deserve a builder who treats that investment with the same seriousness they do. That means showing up, being accountable, building what was specified, and being honest when something needs to be addressed.

In 2016, Paramount Homes merged with Destination Homes, combining two experienced teams under one name. James Myers leads sales and client relationships; DJ Schad oversees field operations and construction quality. Together, they've built a company that operates with a level of coordination and accountability that shows in the finished product.

We don't build hundreds of homes a year. We build the right ones, for the right clients, in communities where we believe the location justifies the investment.

The Standards We Hold Ourselves To A Partnership Built Around Your Vision

At Destination Homes, every client works with a dedicated personal designer and a project manager who remains accountable to your vision from the first meeting to the final walkthrough. This isn't a handoff process. The people you start with are the people who see it through.

Complete Transparency
You'll have a clear, line-item budget with no vague allowances designed to look competitive on paper and expand later. Your Owner Portal gives you real-time visibility into your build progress, and every decision made along the way is documented. Nothing moves forward without your understanding and confidence behind it.

Your Standards, Executed
We build what we specify. The standards established during the design phase are the standards enforced in the field, because a home at this level deserves that discipline, and the buyers who choose us expect nothing less.

You Deserve Straight Answers
The buyers who choose Destination Homes have typically done their research, asked the harder questions, and know exactly what they're looking for. Our job is to meet that with clarity, honesty, and a process they can trust from start to finish.


The Experience You've Been Looking For

You've worked hard to get here. You know what you want, you've thought about it longer than most, and you're not interested in a process that makes you feel like a number. Our clients tend to be exactly that kind of buyer and they tell us, consistently, that what surprised them most wasn't the quality of the home. It was how good the experience felt.

Decisions made at the right time, with the right information. A team that remembers what you said in the first meeting. A home that, when you walk through it on closing day, looks exactly like the one you imagined.

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