Pro Builder
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Shortly after, I read another piece on bankruptcies in home building, and soon I was thinking of the more than 250 builders I’ve worked with over more than three decades and wondering: Does this “ Anna Karenina Principle ” about families also apply to home building? The question is: How profitable and sustainable are they, and at what cost?
Constructonomics
MAY 2, 2014
So while we are still not resolved, I have learned a few things about dealing with non-payment and I figured I’d share a few of them so maybe you can do a little better then next time your figurative house burns down. Figure out what you’re dealing with. So, again, you need to know who you’re dealing with.
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Construction Knowledge
APRIL 23, 2013
Yet he devoted tremendous energy to running his estate of Monticello and died in bankruptcy. During the highly complex barter economy of the day, Jefferson made many deals backed by the asset of his land and estate. What gives? I found a few interesting take-aways. Timing always matters…a lot. You won’t be disappointed.
Pro Builder
JULY 26, 2021
I’ve written a great deal over the years about how to achieve this, even in today’s zero-sum game of severe trade shortages. Process Perils and Profit for Home Builders. Are your suppliers and trades on board with 100% complete contracts and scopes of work? Secure your trade base. My column on this very subject, “ What Labor Shortage?
Pro Builder
JANUARY 3, 2022
We’re taking that approach with each of the [production] lines for cabinets, countertops, windows, floors, walls, ceilings, and trusses, and each of them really needs to be independently profitable. PB: So the intention is to treat every production line as a separate profit center? Perhaps a better word for that is viable.
Contractor Bookkeeping
OCTOBER 17, 2014
This has been a popular and from all indications a very profitable swindle because it appears to be getting worse. For the reasons outlined above some construction company owners have a nagging concern about when they will be found out and be faced with major fines, penalties and possible bankruptcy and in a few cases prison sentences.
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 29, 2013
ODEC is a not-for-profit provider of wholesale power to 11 member distribution cooperatives in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware that serve approximately 1.2 Bankruptcy Court in Delaware and said it expects the sale to be completed in two to three months. million people.
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