Sheri Allshouse is back to share a few commonly overlooked financial accounts that could be costing you money. Sheri is a CPA with an expertise in home building and construction. Her firm is The Allshouse Group in Houston, Texas.

Bob Clarizio, founder of Bantam Built Tiny Homes, has built a substantial audience across YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Bob has eight steps to going viral and making it big on social media. He shares these tips with us in this latest episode.

Fernando Pagés Ruiz is a builder, developer, and author of the popular book, Building an Affordable House. He has a deep knowledge of how to save money on your homes, including how to mine the code for savings and how to go beyond the plans to cut costs. Fernando has operations in Colorado, Nebraska, and internationally in Ecuador. You can see his work at hamptonlands.com and read more about his expertise with affordable homes at buildingaffordable.com

Healthy homes are by no means a new concept, but as of recent Many people get this deceptively simple practice wrong, but it’s an easy fix. In this episode, Jared reads a recent article he wrote for our newly launched, Building Optimal Journal.

They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. Kyle Hunt shares a few pointers on how to make the “best” first impression we possibly can during that initial call with a potential client.

If you thought we were going to let David Gerstel off the hook with a paltry two-episode series, well think again. He’s back with some tips to improve our relationships with our subcontractors (affectionately called trade partners). These are tips he’s developed over his decades of experience in the construction business. For those of you ne’er-do-wells who haven’t listened to Episode 19 or 20 with David, he is a best-selling author of several construction books, including his most recent, Nail Your Numbers: A Path to Skilled Construction Estimating and Bidding. In addition to being an expert on many things “home building,” David is also a model of success, having achieved financial freedom with his own construction business by the age of 34.

David Gerstel is back to talk about the decision between hiring in-house crews or subcontractors. We also discuss the advantages of employee-centered companies. For those of you who haven’t listened to Episode 19 with David, he is a best-selling author of several construction books, including his most recent, Nail Your Numbers: A Path to Skilled Construction Estimating and Bidding. He is also a well-known speaker, and will be featured at the JLC Live Show November 28-30 in Portland. In addition to being an expert on many things “home building,” David is also a model of success, having achieved financial freedom with his own construction business by the age of 34.

David Gerstel joins us to talking bidding, estimating, and achieving financial freedom as a builder. David is a best-selling author of several construction books, including his most recent, Nail Your Numbers: A Path to Skilled Construction Estimating and Bidding. He is also a well-known speaker, and will be featured at the JLC Live Show November 28-30 in Portland. In addition to being an expert on many things “home building,” David is also a model of success, having achieved financial independence in his mid-thirties (less than 10 years after starting his business), much of which he attributes to his passion for the craft.

This is the third episode in a mini-series exploring how to raise money for your projects. In this episode, we explore the logistics and other considerations of how to raise the money and structure your deals. Enjoy the episode! And one more thing…follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more tips and ideas to take your construction business to the next level!

It’s time to enter the wonderful, magical world of…security cameras. Our guest, Nate Carty, explains a simple, affordable system to help with theft deterrence, subcontractor management, client communication, and more.

Nate and his brother Chris are the founders of Carty Custom Builders, an Austin-based residential home home builder. Nate is a CFA Charterholder and a graduate of the University of Texas. He’s also a smart dude and a tech whiz, as you will see in the interview.

This is the second episode in a mini-series exploring how to raise money for your projects. In this episode, Jared offers tips on how to raise money and structure your deals.

To get for free Jared’s deal pro forma template that he mentions at the beginning of the episode, write us a review on iTunes (Here’s How) and send us a message letting us know.

Peter Yost, one of our most popular interviews to date, returns for a short episode on more great high performance construction tips! Peter is a building science expert and VP of Technical Services with buildinggreen.com

This is the first episode (19 minutes) in a mini-series exploring how to raise money for your projects. In this heavily opinionated, rant-laden (yet valuable) episode, Jared explores a few dangers, dead-ends, and pitfalls to avoid when raising money. Enjoy the episode! And one more thing…follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more tips and ideas to improve your business!

Nathan Owen, CPA, is an expert is accounting for contractors. In this episode he discusses best practices for subcontractors’ back offices as well as preventing fraud amongst your employees. Nathan’s company, Vine Financial Partners, provides full scope accounting solutions. Enjoy the episode! And one more thing…follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more tips and ideas to improve your business!

James Rudnicki is a Texas attorney specializing in home building. He actually *wrote* the contracts for the Texas Association of Builders. Bottom line…he knows his stuff, probably as well as anyone. And when it comes to risk management, we can always learn a little more. Enjoy this conversation as we explore contracts, warranty liability, and lien waivers. You will learn a lot, but please don’t do anything without consulting your own attorney.

Paul Sanneman is a consultant to builders and remodelers through his firm, Dream Business Coaching. He has coached hundreds of businesses over his more than 30 years of experience in the industry. Along the way, he has developed has some strong, and undoubtedly well-earned, opinions as to how you should be marketing. And it centers around the relationships you build with architects. You may not agree with everything Paul says in the interview, but his viewpoints are definitely worth your attention, as they just may change your strategy. I shifted my perspective on a few topics after our discussion, and I guarantee you will learn some valuable information. Enjoy.

David Wright is an expert in conflict resolution, salesmanship, and building influence. He is the CEO of Dale Carnegie of Austin and Houston. Dale Carnegie one of the world’s preeminent sales and relationship building programs with offices in more than 93 countries. David has more than 30 years experience in the business. He was the youngest-ever certified trainer in the organization and he has racked up an impressive clientele list, including Dell among many others. We hit on three primary topics during the conversation with David: (1) how to resolve conflict more effectively, (2) how to improve your sales, and (3) building influence to win others over to your ideas.

Karine Woodman is the Founder of 24 Hour Bookkeeper, a company with expertise in construction accounting and systems integration. Karine has spoken extensively on construction bookkeeping topics, and is one of the best minds in the industry. She has built an award-winning team that strives to help businesses create efficient systems and simplified workflows using QuickBooks Online and 3rd party applications. She’s passionate about entrepreneurship, loves the world of business, and is on a mission to guide businesses to financial clarity.

Sheri Allshouse is a CPA with an expertise in home building and construction. Her firm is The Allshouse Group in Houston, Texas. In this discussion, we cover a wide variety of tax topics, including the most commonly asked questions from her builders to new tax strategies that have emerged from the recent legislative changes. Sheri lays out some valuable information, but as always, consult your own CPA before implementing anything you hear.

Scott Stroud is a founding partner of Cash Flow Engineering, a company that helps home builders and business owners create process to simplify business management and optimize cash flow. He is also a nationally-known speaker and the co-author of three books, including Managing Your Business with 7 Key Numbers, which is among the top selling home building books.