After graduating from East Carolina University in 1972, James O. "Bud" Tisdale, Jr., started laying his business foundation by going to work for Cameron Brown Mortgage Company. In 1978, Bud left the mortgage banking industry and began building high quality homes. Along the way, Bud Tisdale has won the Fayetteville "Builder of the Year" award, served as a regional vice president of the NC Home Builders Association Executive Committee, and has served as president of the Fayetteville Home Builders Association Board of Directors. Bud has been a Realtor and a member of the Fayetteville Home Builders Association for over 30 years.

Bud Tisdale has always been very community minded and has served as the president of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Cumberland County Board of Health, and as president of the Fayetteville Area Economic Development Corporation.

Working one-on-one with clients allows Bud to consistently build high quality homes. "I'm able to personally work with my customers from the planning stage through the completion of their home. This allows me to suggest design and finish options that deliver the most home for their money. Sometimes simple changes can have major impact on livability or cost. I truly strive to build the best home possible for my clients."

Bud Tisdale's dedication to quality, value, and a personal approach to custom residential construction is the cornerstone of his success and the source of over 25 years of satisfied customers.

At Hornaday Homes, we are a team dedicated to giving you, our customers, value – that being the best design, quality, and service for the most affordable price. Hornaday Homes is a new name for an old company, Hornaday Construction Company, and we’ve been building finer homes in the Fayetteville area since 1975.

The newest member of our staff is Jenny Hornaday, who graduated from UNCW with a degree in Finance and has been on board a little over two years. Jenny helps in design, cost analysis, and product research, as well as construction evaluation and quality control in the field.

Rudy Huff is our Construction Superintendent and has been with us for eleven years. Rudy’s first priority is to maintain our time-honored standard of quality, as he supervises and coordinates the material and manpower that go into our homes.

Millie Mercure is our office manager and has been here for ten years. Millie is our front-line of communication with the customers. She is dedicated to answering, or finding answers to, all of our customers’ answers and concerns, as well as guiding them through the various selections that will make their home special.

John Hornaday graduated from N.C. State with a degree in Engineering. In 1975 he returned to his hometown of Fayetteville and began applying his engineering skills in the design and construction of homes in the area. Like in the beginning, he continues to be dedicated to providing value for our customers, and to John, value in homebuilding means providing the best design, quality, and service for the most affordable price.