#111 Jim and Manny talk about the Renovation Triangle Price, Quality, and Time and you can only have 2.

The newly formed The Construction Life 2.0 with Manny and Jim asking the direct questions about the construction industry. The wine is poured, it’s a nice fall evening and Jim and Manny sit down to talk about the construction life. Let’s talk about Renovation Price, Quality and Time, pick 2. Clients need to understand how this renovation triangle works and why. It always begins with price, that submitted estimate and the clients flipping through the scope and ending at the back page and the final number. Clients need to understand there is cause behind that final number and clients need to compare apples with apples when sourcing out a contractor. Jim and Manny talk about client expectations, the ups and downs of any project, how nice things are in the beginning and how there will come a time where the client will not like the contractor. The topic of reno shows come up and Jim shares a few behind the scenes stories and even reveals what kind of reno show he wants to see. Jim and Manny discuss setting up your business properly and legally and prepare yourself to grow your business. Jim talks about his first big reno at $20K and how nervous he was and how that 20 turned into 50K and then 100K and now a million dollars and how he handles all of his projects. Manny and Jim discuss babysitting trades, or how Jim calls it, Tradesitting, how job site etiquette is so important. Jim discusses his goals, his construction goals and how he focused on the gain and the gap of the goal, you don’t want to miss this part of the podcast. Don’t chase the buck, keep doing what you’re doing and the buck will chase you. You can find Jim @jimcaruk and @carukhallconstruction www.carukhall.com [email protected] 416 546-8602 and find Manny @hardcorerenos www.hardcorerenos.com and [email protected] 416 433-5737This is The Construction Lifewww.theconstructionlife.com