Ponder Enterprises, Inc. is a family owned and operated business that was incorporated by E. Mitchell Merritt in 1976. Ponder Enterprises has provided affordable housing options to the Denton, Ponder, Justin, Alliance Airport and North Texas areas since its inception. Today, Ponder Enterprises is run by Mr. Merritt and his son William (Bill) Merritt. Ponder Enterprises is involved in a host of business endeavors, including management of over 100 commercial and residential accounts, TCEQ certified water systems, laundry facilities, and storage facilities. Ponder Enterprises is also a sister corporation to Double Rock, Inc., a licensed retail, broker and installer of manufactured homes and Modena Acquisitions, Inc. a land development company specializing in planned communities for site-built homes.

Ponder Enterprises is a full service provider for residential housing needs. We have numerous residential lots available for our customers to select from and can build you a brand new custom home or customize a new manufactured home for you. Whatever your housing needs are…..we can satisfy them!

Ponder Enterprises offers financing through various lenders and, in some instances, will provide owner financing for qualified buyers. We also offer affordable lease purchase options to qualified tenants on our rental properties. Because Ponder Enterprises is a family owned business, we are able to offer many flexible options for all of our customers' needs.

Family Owned

E. Mitchell Merritt attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from the University of North Texas with a BBA in finance. Mr. Merritt also has a Class D water license from the State of Texas and a General Lines Insurance license from the State of Texas. Mr. Merritt purchased his first rental home in 1974 and has grown Ponder Enterprises to where it is today. Mr. Merritt has successfully developed four communities over the span of his real estate career. Those communities are home to over 800 people in the North Texas area. Mr. Merritt has also established three water systems and constructed and operated multiple laundry and mini-warehouse facilities. He has been happily married to his wife, Ann, since 1970.

Bill Merritt attended the University of Texas at Austin and graduated in 1996 with a BBA in finance. Bill then attended Southern Methodist University School of Law and graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor in 1999. Before joining the family business in 2004, Bill practiced transactional law at the law firm of Jones Day in Dallas. Bill served as the Mayor of DISH, Texas from May of 2005 through May 2007. Bill has been happily married to his wife, Amy, since 1999 and has one daughter and one son.