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Cost Plus Contract Explained: 3 Types + California Law
Season 2 Episode 56
A cost plus contract means your contractor gets reimbursed for every project cost plus a profit margin — but it comes in three flavors, and the struc…
18 hours ago
Cost Plus vs Fixed Price — Which Contract Protects You?
Season 2 Episode 55
Cost plus or fixed price? It's the question your contractor asks just before you sign — and most homeowners walk into the answer blind. Episode 55 la…
1 week ago
How to Choose a Contractor — The Scorecard That Gets It Right
Season 2 Episode 54
How to choose a contractor from three bids using a 7-category weighted scorecard — the same methodology commercial developers use on multi-million-do…
2 weeks ago
The Bid Package: What to Actually Send Contractors When You Need Estimates
Season 2 Episode 53
Season 2 of Your Home Building Coach is underway — and the bid package for home construction is where it begins.
If you’re heading into the estimating…
3 weeks ago
Why Your Contractor Bids Look Nothing Alike and How to Fix It
Season 1 Episode 52
You've done the hard work. You've gone through design, you've got a plan set you're proud of, and you've sent it to three contractors. The estimates …
4 weeks ago
Budget Checkpoint or Formal Estimate — What You Need Right Now
Season 1 Episode 51
Construction budget checkpoint vs. formal estimate — do you know which one applies to your project right now? If you've been in the design process fo…
1 month ago
Your First Contractor Estimate: What It Is, Who Gets It, and Why Your Plans Are the Key
Season 1 Episode 50
Learning how to get a contractor estimate that’s accurate — one that actually reflects the real cost of your project — starts with understanding some…
1 month, 1 week ago
Why Your Contractor Bid Looks So High — And Why That's Actually Good
Season 1 Episode 49
The bid lands in your inbox and the number stops you cold. What is all that markup? Where does it actually go? Is your contractor getting rich on you…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
How to Hire a Contractor - What They’re Really Thinking
Season 1 Episode 48
Knowing how to hire a contractor means understanding something most homeowners never see: the unspoken assessment that begins the moment a profession…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Building Your Dream Home Starts With a Quality Team
Season 1 Episode 47
Discover the 3-layer contractor team framework and the exact 3 interview questions that reveal quality teams.
When you hire a contractor, you're not h…
2 months ago