It’s Your Knowledge that Unlocks the Door to a Successful Build

FAST TRACK

If you are really serious about learning everything you can upfront (to be super prepared for the home building journey you are about to take or have started), love the coaching and consider yourself coachable, then this track is for you! This means- homework assignments, accountability, weekly calls and email check-in on how you are doing. Live Q&A calls to get your questions answered.

I’ll put together a small group of like-minded people, who are close to the same phase in their project (though that may vary).

These will be similar in format to the group calls. However, the focus is more on execution than just passive learning (there will be plenty of homework/legwork assignments). The homework is specifically designed so you can learn information vital to to the success of your project. Personally, I don’t mind doing legwork that makes my life easier and has the potential to save me a ton of money!

The goal is this: 1) learn what you need to know (right knowledge, at the right time) and 2) complete whatever legwork is needed BEFORE you take the next step or go to the next phase. That way, you can approach each phase, ready and confident.

Here are just a few of the topics to cover:

1) Prepare your initial budget and research costs before they become gotchas. Such as: loan costs (for 2 closings, interest), cost of utilities, power runs, surveys, land assessments and far more.

 2) Drawing initial floor plans. Have graph paper, scale, ideas and let’s start on your floor plan. Although, I have a lot of homework for you with this one! Honestly, this is not hyperbole. If you’ll do the legwork that I recommend, before your floor plan and do the preliminary floor plan yourself (with help), then the improvement in your entire project is enormous!

 3) How to interview builders. I play the builder and people in the group interview me. Bring up the tough questions like ‘so…how do you handle allowances?’ I’ll push back. What will you say and do? You’ll need to have done your homework, which is to study the material on allowances so you’ll really know what to say (and which game the builder is playing).

 4) How will you handle draw requests and what schedule of values are they based on? This is a Q&A and I’ll quiz you. You will have the answers ahead of time…so study up!

*Perhaps this sounds intimidating? I hope to make it fun for everyone while also ‘gettin ‘er done’. Better to possibly look a tiny bit foolish in front of your peers, than to hire the wrong builder because you really didn’t know which game they were playing.

What do I mean by the game the builder is playing?  I mean the ‘fair and reasonable one’ or  ‘I treat clients like ATM’s while appearing to be a nice guy’ (per the words of one of my coaching clients).