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Questions for those who have built a new home while before selling your existing home
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<blockquote data-quote="tistan" data-source="post: 16305803" data-attributes="member: 26495"><p>This is not a fair assessment. First off, I have walked through very few turn key homes and thought the materials used and the fit and finish even ranked as mediocre. Second, most clients want custom mcmansions built for the same price as box homes and row housing. This really handicaps a contractor from being able to provide a quality finish.</p><p></p><p>I have worked for two different contractors. The first contractors attitude was we are going to do a quality job no matter how long it takes or how much it cost. The second was always trying to hire cheap labor to get the job. Even though the first contractor was more expensive, no one ever said of him that they wished they had hired another contractor. He even stayed busy during the housing recession. I never stressed when I was working for him. The second contractor is no longer working due to constant problems and the stress that comes from clients not happy with the problems. We always finished projects 3-4 months over schedule. Clients routinely withheld money from him, and even after he had fixed the problems, the clients felt justified in not paying him. Every day working for him was stressful, but I was stuck because first contractor wasn't commercial and I wanted my commercial license so I had to do two years under a commercial contractor. That was a long two years working for the second contractor.</p><p></p><p>Now that I am a GC I do things a little different than both of them. My goals are to get a project done on time (that is the only way to be profitable), and to have excellent quality when it is finished. I do not use clients subcontractors because I cannot control the scheduling for a sub I'll use once. I don't bid out my projects to multiple subs in each field because I want my subs and me to have a mutual understanding that we are looking out for each other. If I get a price back and it seems high, I will ask them to explain it. Sometimes I didn't do a good job explaining the scope of work and they lower their prices. I charge 20% of the overall project for my fee. I show the clients all the quotes and allowances and they see exactly what I'm getting paid. I write the schedule so that if no change orders are made I usually finish a little early. Even with change orders, I usually finish withing a couple weeks of the original projection. </p><p></p><p>I have yet to have a client complain that they didn't get exactly what they were paying for, nor have I had to fight about money with a client. My profit margins are good because I don't have projects dragging out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tistan, post: 16305803, member: 26495"] This is not a fair assessment. First off, I have walked through very few turn key homes and thought the materials used and the fit and finish even ranked as mediocre. Second, most clients want custom mcmansions built for the same price as box homes and row housing. This really handicaps a contractor from being able to provide a quality finish. I have worked for two different contractors. The first contractors attitude was we are going to do a quality job no matter how long it takes or how much it cost. The second was always trying to hire cheap labor to get the job. Even though the first contractor was more expensive, no one ever said of him that they wished they had hired another contractor. He even stayed busy during the housing recession. I never stressed when I was working for him. The second contractor is no longer working due to constant problems and the stress that comes from clients not happy with the problems. We always finished projects 3-4 months over schedule. Clients routinely withheld money from him, and even after he had fixed the problems, the clients felt justified in not paying him. Every day working for him was stressful, but I was stuck because first contractor wasn't commercial and I wanted my commercial license so I had to do two years under a commercial contractor. That was a long two years working for the second contractor. Now that I am a GC I do things a little different than both of them. My goals are to get a project done on time (that is the only way to be profitable), and to have excellent quality when it is finished. I do not use clients subcontractors because I cannot control the scheduling for a sub I'll use once. I don't bid out my projects to multiple subs in each field because I want my subs and me to have a mutual understanding that we are looking out for each other. If I get a price back and it seems high, I will ask them to explain it. Sometimes I didn't do a good job explaining the scope of work and they lower their prices. I charge 20% of the overall project for my fee. I show the clients all the quotes and allowances and they see exactly what I'm getting paid. I write the schedule so that if no change orders are made I usually finish a little early. Even with change orders, I usually finish withing a couple weeks of the original projection. I have yet to have a client complain that they didn't get exactly what they were paying for, nor have I had to fight about money with a client. My profit margins are good because I don't have projects dragging out. [/QUOTE]
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