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How to Purchase a Home in Shelby Acres

At the beginning of each phase, there will be a blind lottery to ensure that fair selection of homes takes place. Once the lottery is completed for each of the homes and selections have been made, the remaining homes will be listed on the market upon availability. To find out more on how to be entered into the lottery please read: Sale Selection and Approval Procedures.

  1. Persons interested in purchasing a home must provide a pre-approval from a mortgage lender.
  2. To become a prospective buyer and qualify to make a written offer, the prospective buyer must attend a Shelby Acres approved buyer workshop covering: “Credit Report and Scores”, Making a Monthly Spending and Savings Plans” and “Buying a Home.”
  3. Down Payment Assistance is available to those who meet requirements. Please review the Down Payment Assistance Tab for more information on how to apply and to see if you are a candidate.
  4. Once a pre-approval is obtained and the Buyer Workshop has been completed, the Buyer along with its representative have one of two options;
    • Enter the blind lottery at the start of each Phase. (Please check our Facebook page for announcements on when that will take place) or
    • After the lottery has been completed, the remaining available homes will be listed on the open market and available to buyers on a first-come basis.

Shelby State Bank is proud to be the Preferred Lender for Shelby Acres home buyers. In fact, we have a dedicated Shelby Acres Mortgage Loan Officer ready to personally assist you with the whole process.

Contact Deana Fox at 231-861-6062 or visit a webpage built just for you at ShelbyBank.com/Shelby-Acres today!

Home Lottery Dates - Phase 2

Shelby Acres just released their model homes for the Phase 2 lottery and the response from our community has been overwhelmingly positive. For Phase 2, a new model was introduced, “The Maple.” A single level, 3 bedroom, 2 bath ranch, with just shy of 1200 square feet. The maple displays an open layout that perfectly blends comfort and functionality. The Maple has attracted many buyers seeking the ease of single level-living in a peaceful and new community. In addition, we are also bringing back our three existing models from last year; The Aspen, The Elm, and The Tamarack.

At the beginning of each Phase, a blind lottery must be conducted to offer fair selection of the homes. The lottery for each model will take place at the existing model home at 7:00 PM. If you are looking to get into the lottery, the dates are listed below:

Aspen House - May 7, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 at the Aspen model home (253 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 4 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Maple House - May 16, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Friday, May 16th, 2025 at the Maple model home (251 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 9 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Elm House - May 20, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm,Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 at the Elm model home (252 Stonecrest Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 6 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Tamarack House - May 22, 2025

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm,Thursday, May 22nd, at the Elm model home (263 Aspen Hill Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 3 homes or not. At the meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

If you are looking to purchase one of these homes or having additional questions, reach out to Gaby Peterson from Five Star Real Estate at 231-830-7037.