Design-Build, Renovation & Construction Guidance

Real estate, construction, and design — under one coordinated roof.

Martin Collum Real Estate offers clients access to trusted in-house construction and design resources through our closely aligned partners, Oakwood Estate Homes and Whitney Elaine Designs.

Whether you are preparing a home for sale, renovating after purchase, evaluating a remodel, improving an investment property, or planning a custom home, our team can help connect the dots between market value, construction execution, design direction, and long-term return.

Buying, selling, building, or renovating a home often requires more than brokerage advice. It requires practical guidance from people who understand what improvements actually matter, what buyers respond to, what projects cost, and how design and construction decisions impact value.

Through our relationship with Oakwood Estate Homes and Whitney Elaine Designs, MCRE clients have access to experienced construction and design resources directly connected to our team. These are not distant vendor referrals. These are aligned, accountable resources with deep working knowledge of our standards, our clients, our properties, and our market.

Oakwood Estate Homes supports clients with custom home construction, renovation solutions, build-to-rent projects, listing preparation, and project management.

Whitney Elaine Designs provides design guidance, finish selections, interiors, styling, and project vision — helping clients create spaces that feel elevated, functional, and market-aware.

For sellers, this can mean smarter pre-listing improvements, better presentation, and fewer wasted dollars. For buyers, it can mean clearer renovation planning before or after closing. For investors, it can mean more disciplined scopes, better design decisions, and a stronger finished product. For custom home clients, it can mean a more integrated path from property strategy to design intent to construction execution.

Our goal is simple: help clients make better decisions before money is spent, timelines are committed, and mistakes become expensive.

Work With Us

We help clients move during every life phase. When our clients are not on the hunt for a property to reside in or work from, our team can offer active and passive real estate investment opportunities. In addition, our company is passionate about creating a better community. Our team is always looking for ways to give back through volunteering, fundraising, and donating to charities and developing and improving properties to enrich the communities in which we operate.