A Wilmington NC general contractor and real estate investment company built on a simple premise: show up, do the work, and be straight with people.
BTL Buildings was founded in 2023 by Brian Glisson in Wilmington, NC with a straightforward goal: be the Cape Fear region's most reliable contractor for shops, garages, and commercial buildings โ and combine that with active real estate investment in the same market.
After watching too many property owners get burned by contractors who ghost, overcharge, and underdeliver, we built a model around accountability. The $250 paid estimate isn't just a fee โ it's the first test of whether both parties are serious. Every client who has gone through that process with us has gotten exactly what we promised.
On the real estate side, we're active buyers and investors in the Wilmington-Cape Fear market. We buy houses from motivated sellers, purchase land for development, and partner with investors on spec builds and rentals. We're not a wholesaler or a call center โ we're a local company making real decisions with our own capital.
Deliver the best product โ no exceptions. Whether that's a 3-bay shop in Hampstead or a cash offer on an inherited property in Leland, we do what we say we're going to do.
The paid estimate model exists because we hold ourselves to a standard. If we're going to ask for your time and trust, we show up prepared.
No napkin numbers. No surprise change orders without your sign-off. Detailed proposals and clear contracts on every project.
We build in coastal NC, so we build for coastal NC โ wind codes, humidity, salt air, flood zones. All of it.
On the real estate side, we give fair offers and honest timelines. No lowball bait-and-switch. No wasting your time.
We document our builds on Instagram and YouTube โ real projects, real process, real results from the Cape Fear region.
Whether you're building or selling, we'd love to hear about your project.