When Should You Raise Prices to Keep Up With Ri...

This comes up again and again in contractor forums: when should you raise prices to keep up with rising payroll costs? Most of the answers are gut reactions. The real...

Vendor Discount vs Markup Design Fee: How Contr...

This comes up again and again on the Jobber community and Houzz Pro forum. A contractor gets a steep vendor discount on furnishings and does not know whether to pass...

How to Book Vendor Credits and Returned Materia...

This comes up again and again on Houzz Pro forum: "I returned $800 in tile and got a credit memo. If I just leave it in my checking account, my...

You Underbid a Job — Now What? Eat the Loss or ...

This comes up again and again on Jobber community: Ever underbid yourself on a job and then realized your worth later on. If you are staring at a job that...

Tracking Subcontractor Cost Estimates: Why I Se...

If you bundle subcontractor costs into a single labor line on your estimates, you cannot see what the job actually made. I see this constantly with contractors who lump everything...

Solo vs Company Profit Margin: One Contractor K...

A solo operator doing residential work can finish the year with a 50% net margin. A company running three crews is often structured to keep 15%. Solo vs company profit...