Industry Award
Multiple Builder of the Year Awards
Recognized multiple times for excellence in residential construction across Northwest Georgia. Per Steve's preference, specific years are not published — the work today is what matters.
Awards & Recognition
Earned, not advertised.
Steve and Renee have always built homes first and collected accolades second. Here's what TIH has earned over twenty-nine years of building — from industry awards to local recognition to the simple fact of staying licensed and insured for every project, in every county we work.
The Short Answer
TIH Homes has received multiple Builder of the Year awards, was named a Top 25 Small Business in Cobb County, holds active HBA membership, and has been featured on Atlanta's Best Homes (TV) and in Christian Living magazine.
The longest-standing credential isn't an award at all — it's the customer who comes back twenty years later for their second home, or the contractor who has been on every TIH job site since 1998 because Steve "treats them with respect and dignity like he really cares."
29+
Years
in Business
in Business
2,000+
Homes
Built
Built
51
Years
Steve's Experience
Steve's Experience
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Unresolved
Complaints
Complaints
Industry Awards & Memberships
Recognition Earned
Local Recognition
Top 25 Small Business — Cobb County
Honored as one of the top twenty-five small businesses in Cobb County, Georgia. A nod to the back-office discipline that lets the company keep building through every market cycle.
Active Member
Atlanta Homebuilders Association (HBA)
TIH maintains active HBA membership — the leading trade organization for residential construction professionals in metro Atlanta. Membership signals standing, accountability, and ongoing education.
Licensure
Licensed & Insured Georgia General Contractor
TIH Homes carries an active Georgia general contractor license and full project insurance on every build. License documentation available on request before any contract is signed.
Television
Featured on Atlanta's Best Homes
Five featured segments showcasing TIH Homes properties across North Georgia — the families, the homes, and the craftsmanship. All five episodes are embedded on our homepage and gallery.
Television
TV 57 & TBN Appearances
Steve and Renee have appeared multiple times on Atlanta's TV 57 and on TBN — both Christian broadcast networks — discussing the work TIH does at home and abroad through its ministry.
Print Media
Featured in Christian Living Magazine
TIH has been profiled in multiple issues of Christian Living — pieces that connect the company's faith story to the homes it builds.
Reputation
Ten Items or Fewer
Not an award, but a standard. TIH has never closed a custom home with more than ten items on its final punch list. The two-hour orientation is what makes that possible.
Financing Partner
Pickens Community Bank
For Build on Your Own Lot projects, TIH works with Pickens Community Bank — a North Georgia lender that understands construction loans backed by land equity. Local underwriting, faster decisions, and an actual phone number you can call.
Your land — your down payment.
What Buyers Say
The recognition we
care about most.
Every homebuyer who moved into a TIH home over the last four years has filled out multiple post-move surveys. Steve's summary of those responses:
"I cannot remember not receiving a raving testimony from these people."— Steve McKenzie · On four years of post-move buyer surveys
The buyer-voice clusters that show up in every survey: Trust, Promise-keeping, Easy, Craftsmanship, and Orientation — the same five words, in the same order, year after year.
Build With a Builder Who's Earned It.
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