the builder

If ever there was a perfect match for a builder and a homeowner, it was the Nielsens and Benjamin Custom Homes.

The Nielsens express, “There’s something very comforting and exciting about knowing that the person building your house is excited about it too. It’s not just another house, and we really felt that from Ben, Mel, and Adam.”

Ben Anderson, owner and operator of Benjamin Custom Homes has years of experience. His own story is compelling.

Anderson’s face lights up when he tells about his beginnings in the home building industry. Ben grew up in the small town of Lisbon, North Dakota, and often passed by the local building center where the activity of building homes could be seen.

One day he commented to his father, “I wonder how hard those houses are to build. They look pretty easy.” It was that one conversation that began what would become his profession. “I cosigned my first loan for $65,000 when I was still 14,” says Anderson. His father took the summer off from his regular job and together they built a spec home. Many of the techniques he learned that summer, he continues to use today.

The home sold quickly and ignited a life-long passion in Anderson. He built another house the next summer enlisting the help of his best friend.