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| Slideshow: What Every Builder Should Know About The New American Home | Dawn Reiss | February, 2013 |
Congratulations! You’ve won the job and your client has signed on
the dotted line. You’ve finalized the plan, ordered the materials,
gotten your subcontractors together, and scheduled the first day of
construction. It seems as if everything’s ready to go. But it never
hurts to double-check. After all, having your ducks in a row before you
set foot on the jobsite can mean the difference between an easy first
day and a frustrating one. Preparation can also save you valuable time
If your tenants can’t easily find information about your building
guidelines, chances are, it will make your job as a property owner or
manager a lot harder. “Usually, the person that we do an orientation
with is the office manager and not the person who signed the lease, and
he or she is not aware of the rules and regulations attached to that
lease agreement,” says Alfrieda Green, property manager at Urban
Innovations, a Chicago-based property management firm specializing in
You always need a contract—even if the contract is with a friend or
family member—stresses seasoned contract negotiator Mike Popovec, CEO
of Fort Worth-based Recruit U.
Contractors sometimes forget that homeowners aren’t familiar with
the logistics of construction work. Ensuring you both know what to
expect about the logistics of day-to-day work will help set customer
expectations and ensure a smoother project.
Sizing up the competition is an invaluable skill for electrical contractors. Here are some tips from the pros.
If you think trade shows are more of a drain than a useful tool, you
might want to reconsider. Trade shows are excellent resources for
in-person meetings with prospective customers and partners. With a bit
of smart planning and a game plan, you can effectively distinguish your
independent contracting shop from your competition.
It might still be icy outside, but spring really is just right
around the corner. You might be tempted to wait until growing season
hits to clean the fall and winter detritus, but by that might time it
may be too late to get started.