Branding and the Service Conundrum Written By Dutch Hempel “Do good first.  Brand good later.” I have friends who claim I peg-out their Dork-O-Meters every time I speak about this subject, but the shiny new images and catchy taglines produced (by) for some companies fascinates me. Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. Right-Click [...]

Trade Groups Trade organizations, who do they serve, what do they do? This is going to be short. I belong to 3 trade organizations, I love the fact there are rules and standards, I hate the fact that not all members abide by the rules, yet they continue to attend meetings and prosper in part [...]

Feasibility Analysis is a product that all 203k consultant’s must offer. An excellent tool for investors and others who are wanting to know how much to offer on a property. We were asked to do a Feasibility Analysis on a home in Point Richmond, CA. It was a very old home that hadn’t seen any [...]

In today’s economy we all need to do more with less. Automating your estimating process will definitely allow you to estimate more projects in less time. The question is: What is better for estimating? Using a spreadsheet or investing in a proven database driven estimating system? They both cost money and time to setup. Spreadsheets [...]

When I said I would remodel my own bath, until they saw the finished product. Remodeling your home can be very satisfying, but it won’t be easy. That’s why people charge to do it for you. But you know that so let’s talk about D.I.Y home improvements. Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. [...]