Kit Home Building Contractors
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\\nShow Notes:
\\nGeneral Contractors versus Sub Contractors and what is their role in the new kit home building process with an Owner Builder. Should they be involved with the design processes of a new home?\\xa0 Assembly of Landmark\\u2019s panelized home package.
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\\nTranscript:
\\nInterviewer: Hello everyone. And welcome to Episode 28 of the Panelized Prefab Kit Home Building Show. With me in the studio as always is the President and Founder of Landmark Home and Land Company, a company which has been helping people build their homes where they want exactly as they want across the nation and worldwide since 1993. And that man would be Steve Tuma. Steve, how are you doing today?
\\nSteve Landmark: Excellent. How are you doing today?
\\nInterviewer: I am great actually, couldn\\u2019t be any better.
\\nSteve Landmark: It\\u2019s a great day in paradise, home building paradise.
\\nInterviewer: Home building paradise. That\\u2019s right. I wanted to spend this episode talking about contractors, something that you have some knowledge of I\\u2019m sure. I know you\\u2019ve dealt with a lot of contractors over the years. And I think our listeners would welcome the chance to hear some of your thoughts. So just open it up at the beginning, how does one go about finding and choosing the right contractor for them?
\\nSteve Landmark: Well, that\\u2019s an interesting presses because you can always go through and check out reviews, talk to the Better Business Bureau, get recommendations from friends, and sometimes you can just get one contractor that will then lead you on to other contractors. Like in my own projects, I found that excavation contractors always know foundation people. Foundation people always know the framers. They always seem to be in the same circles, working on similar projects where they always run into each other.
\\nSo what we always suggest is you get a set of plans for the house and then talk to contractors, foundation person, framing contractors, plumbers, and electricians because there are a lot of people asking the contractors for beds and they would be like, \\u201cHey, how much is that 2000-square foot home?\\u201d Well, that\\u2019s kind of calling the grocery store and asking him how much dinner is. It\\u2019s kind of funny. When I put it that way, people understand.
\\nInterviewer: Right.
\\nSteve Landmark: It\\u2019s one of the best \\u2026
\\nInterviewer: Perfect analogy right there.
\\nSteve Landmark: Yeah, it is. But the point is well-taken. It\\u2019s kind of \\u2013 so if you were the contractor and said, \\u201cHey \\u2026\\u201d and someone asked you how much is a 2000-square foot house is, there\\u2019s a lot of stuff going through your head. Is it a one story? Is it a 2-story? Where is it at? Is the land flat? Is it in the city? Is it on the country? Do you want gold faucets in there or regular nice faucets? There are so many different variables. So when you get the opportunity to talk to the contractor, you want to have something kind of definite to talk about. You want to say, \\u201cHey, here\\u2019s the plan. I\\u2019m building on this piece of land.\\u201d And then there\\u2019s something where he can help actually help you or she can actually help you to get you an answer to your question because they are busy and they want to know that they are working on a project that has a strong chance of coming to life and becoming a reality.
\\nInterviewer: Right.
\\nSteve Landmark: So it\\u2019s not just a matter of you finding a contractor. It\\u2019s presenting it in a proper way so that the contractor says, \\u201cHey Mr. Smith, you are a viable candidate to work with.\\u201d It\\u2019s worth putting time into putting the bid together. So you\\u2019ve got to make sure that you\\u2019ve got a good presentation and understanding of where you want to build, show that you put some effort into it, let them know the financial position of your project, are you waiting for financing, do you have financing or paying cash, whatever it may be. And then I think you will find that they have a tendency to take you seriously when you\\u2019ve d...'