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We all have heard the stories of contractors messing up a job and bailing—or fleeing to another, more lucrative job at the last minute. One of the best ways to avoid this is to get a high-quality commercial contractor. Their licensed expertise guarantees work that endures, ultimately saving you time and money in the long run. Tap the link below to learn more in our latest blog post! https://lnkd.in/gvaKkCww

Circle of life! The contractors who you love to work with may outgrow you over time and that’s okay! Manual labor is not easy and can’t only be done by 1 person in 1 place at a time. So a solo-operator doing work has to decide “what job pays me the most today?” that’s their priority. Same for those who grow their team and thus their overhead. For cost sensitive real estate investors this means you may have to find new vendors who need the work more to keep your costs in check. It’s true you get what you pay for but getting a $100k quality kitchen in a $200k home may not make sense either. Just understand your vendors growing and developing is part of the process and a good thing for you both. A good relationship is a contractor who is happy to do the work for the price you’re happy to pay. follow @birddoggroup brokered by real broker llc.

🏡Planning a home renovation? Remember: ✨ Research and hire a reputable contractor  ✨ Get a detailed contract with permit details ✨ Ensure code compliance for a smooth sale later! 🏡  #HomeRenovationTips #ContractorHiring

Today I want to speak about managing expectations and experiences with vendors and contractors. I have been on both sides. A common misconception is that you hired a vendor or contractor, be it a landscaper, painter or any other and they should do their job without exception. That you should not have to follow up or inspect their job / work. All relationships including professional are two sided. When hiring, set your expectations up front prior to even signing a contract. If you hired a vendor to do your landscaping (or any other industry) the only way to gauge their work is to inspect and COMMUNICATE. Get out and walk the community while the service is going on. Walk afterwards. Request regular meetings with account managers. It is most times so much easier to manage and work on a relationship with an existing vendor / contractor than trying to get to know and work with someone new. #teamwork #vendormanagement #successmindset

Step-by-Step To Hiring The Best General Contractor: 🏗️ Finding the right general contractor can be the key to a successful home renovation project. But where do you start? We've put together a comprehensive guide that takes you through the process, step by step. From understanding the importance of due diligence to navigating contracts, this article is your go-to resource for hiring a general contractor with confidence. 🔍 Key takeaways include: How to vet potential contractors effectively The significance of checking references and past work Understanding the contract details before signing Whether you're planning a minor update or a major overhaul, the right contractor makes all the difference. Check out the full article for insights and tips to ensure your project is in good hands. 👉 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/earbbxj4 #HomeImprovement #Construction #GeneralContractor #RenovationTips #ProjectManagement #HomeRenovation #BuildingProjects #ContractorHiring #DIYProjects #PropertyManagement #HomeDesign #RealEstateInvesting #ConstructionManagement #HomeBuilders #RenovationProject #kitchenremodeling #bathroomremodeling#basementremodeling

🍞🍮 While no one has asked us what our bread and butter is... we thought we would share it with you anyway. Because while we do work plenty of roles across the housebuilding cycle, we specialise in these four areas: land & planning, sales & marketing, commercial, and technical. We've also got all of our #jobs over on our website (if anyone uses those things anymore). #propertyjobs #propertyrecruiters #breadandbutter

🔎 How to Find Contractors for Your Park Work Locating good, reliable contractors can be a challenge, depending on the market. Here are some tactics we use to find contractors who are dependable and deliver quality work at a reasonable price: 1️⃣ Google Reviews: Search for the trade you need and look for companies with a minimum of 3.5 stars. The more reviews and higher the rating, the better. Read through reviews, focusing on affordability, quality, and reliability. 2️⃣ Local Facebook Groups: Join local Buy, Sell, Trade groups with a substantial membership to gather recommendations from locals. Keep track of how many recommendations each contractor receives. 3️⃣ Supply Warehouses & County Referrals: Most supply houses and some counties maintain a list of contractors. Afterward, identify the top 3-4 names with the most recommendations across all 3 sourcing methods, giving more weight to those endorsed by supply warehouses and county referrals. Request bids from these contractors. For most markets and trades, this approach gets the job done. If the above doesn’t work, there are a couple of other tricks we use. Let me know in the comments if you’d like me to share more about those tactics. How are you sourcing your contractors? 🛠 #contractorsearch #mhpinvesting #MHPs #commercialrealestate #contractors #commercialrealestateinvesting #CRE

Most of the time the roadblocks to negotiating your contract with your builder have nothing to do with the big shiny builder itself. Often, it's because of the human being you are negotiating with. We are negotiating a contract at the moment where the builder keeps sending back the departures schedule with no comments in it at all, but each time they update the clauses they are happy to change in the contract. Each iteration requires us to sift through the new contract and see what they changed, and guess why they didn't change the things that stayed the same... If you overthink this, you might form the view the staffer is being shifty. In my experience they're not - they're just really overwhelmed by the process and possibly out of their depth. This often happens when the site manager is in charge of the contract admin - they'd rather be doing building work not nit picking contract clauses. Other times we will be met with stand over tactics "what the heck is this??!! We have NEVER had a subbie ask for so many changes to our very fair contract! What is your problem, why are you so paranoid?" If you're met with stand over tactics just because you ask to negotiate - you are getting a grandstand view of the way that staffer will turn on you when things don't go their way. It is my observation that staff that behave this way are usually creatures of the environment they spend all their time in (ie - the culture where they work is really bad and you might want to rethink getting in bed with them). Or they have extremely low EQ, and can't think of a logical response to your departure, so they throw tantrums instead. But more and more we are seeing staff of building companies quite happy to run through a subbies' departures with no upset to the applecart at all. We can usually smash them out in 30 - 45 minutes on a teams meeting, and I've met some really nice human beings working for builders in this context over the last 24 months. In fact, many of those staff of builders read my posts, and give me a smiley welcome when we meet on screen. When we get one of these good bloke run throughs, we almost always iron out a handful of site related/trade related issues that could have snowballed if they weren't caught at this point in the agreement. The value of nipping those things in the bud can't be overstated. It's almost like a toolbox talk about the contract. Hazards are identified and controls put in place. Everyone is on the same page from the outset, and the jobs run smoother for it. That's how you build relationships, if you ask me. Not by sticking the contract in the draw and only communicating when things hit the skids.

// WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY DO? To this day, some people don't actually know what my business does! I'm not a builder, not an electritian, nor a joiner... My team and I are admin professionals with over 100 years combined experience and I specifically specialise in Property and have done for the last 7 years! We mainly work alongside those in the Property and Construction Industry. Those who built a business, that became a little unmanagable to continue to do alone. From the overflowing mailboxes and missed appointments... The invoices you've been sat on for months (I guess you didn't want paying for that job, a free job was it)? The quotes you keep promising you'll send (you know that won't get you the job right, you need to be organised to ensure you get the work these days). You decided it was a great idea to set up serviced accommodation and now you've not a scooby do about what systems to set up and how to link all of the bookings together and manage the cleaning team. How about the properties you're managing on your own? You thought it would be easy, it's not...you need to keep on top of your compliance, repairs and maintenance, property costs, your utilities if you pay for them, not to mention ensuring your tenancy is actually legit... We do all of the above and more! We are the heart and soul of our client's businesses, the cogs that keep it moving. What area of your business do you need help with? Can we help you? Get in touch for a chat!

// WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY DO? To this day, some people don't actually know what my business does! I'm not a builder, not an electritian, nor a joiner... My team and I are admin professionals with over 100 years combined experience and I specifically specialise in Property and have done for the last 7 years! We mainly work alongside those in the Property and Construction Industry. Those who built a business, that became a little unmanagable to continue to do alone. From the overflowing mailboxes and missed appointments... The invoices you've been sat on for months (I guess you didn't want paying for that job, a free job was it)? The quotes you keep promising you'll send (you know that won't get you the job right, you need to be organised to ensure you get the work these days). You decided it was a great idea to set up serviced accommodation and now you've not a scooby do about what systems to set up and how to link all of the bookings together and manage the cleaning team. How about the properties you're managing on your own? You thought it would be easy, it's not...you need to keep on top of your compliance, repairs and maintenance, property costs, your utilities if you pay for them, not to mention ensuring your tenancy is actually legit... We do all of the above and more! We are the heart and soul of our client's businesses, the cogs that keep it moving. What area of your business do you need help with? Can we help you? Get in touch for a chat!