Practical material for builders who want to understand the financial side of their business — and for the CFOs and operators trying to bring that understanding to a builder client.
Quick interactive tools to size the opportunity before you upload a single file.
AI-assisted estimating against Xactimate regional pricing and NAHB benchmarks. Upload a floor plan, get a defensible cost estimate in minutes.
Why most builders capture less than 70% of their variations, the seven failure modes we see most often, and the operational fix that brings recovery above 95%.
The clauses that quietly transfer risk and margin back to the builder — and the language we use in the Recovery tier to fix them.
A working CFO's framework for reading a job-cost report — what the numbers actually say, what they don't, and the questions every builder owner should be asking.
Cut the noise. The dozen metrics that predict margin trouble before it shows up in the financials, and how to track them without a new system.
The full case file. Where we found the leakage, what we changed, what it took to hold, and the numbers month-by-month.
The control framework we install in the Command tier — adapted for builders without a full back office. What to do today, this quarter, and this year.
A 6-minute read on the structural gap between bookkeeping and margin analytics.
Backlog gross margin, variation conversion, and labor productivity — and where to find them.
The hidden margin cost in selection allowances, and a cleaner contract structure that shifts the risk back where it belongs.
How we run job retrospectives in the Command tier — and the single question that anchors them.
Plain-English definitions for the 60 terms that show up in our reports and dashboards.
The industry benchmarking report we use to ground every Assessment. (External link.)
End-to-end example of what a completed assessment looks like — Magnolia Custom Homes, score 82/100, estimated leakage $34K–$84K.
Direct line to the founder. We answer every email — usually within the day.