In this market, experienced Remodelers and Custom Home Builders are crossing paths with businesses that have no experience with the types of projects that we have been doing for years. When the economy took a downward turn and speculative home-building began to dry up, many of these production builders looked for a way to stay [...]
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Another View Into a Crystal Ball – Remodeling in General
How many homeowners have bought houses over the last 5-7 years and have said, “it’s fine for now, but later on we will (add/change/fix) that”? It was an easy thing to do when money was cheap and everyone was happily employed and had a great outlook towards the future… But what about now? Some may [...]
Is “long term” success, truly success? Picking the right team.
How many times have you been doing something that you were not sure of and had no expertise in, and the proof that you were successful is that the project “worked” immediately after you were done? Who knows what will happen after a week, or a year or longer? We all do it, maybe it [...]
What your plans mean to you vs. what they may mean to a contractor.
ANOTHER REASON FOR THE DESIGN-BUILD APPROACH: Often times, J. Schwartz,llc will be presented with a set of Architectural drawings for a project – whether it be a new custom home, or an addition/renovation. The home-owner has done their due-diligence in the selection of an Architect, and has spent countless hours in the planning and selection [...]
An Opinion about the outcome of the recession as it relates to the construction industry and our potential clients.
I have a theory about what is about to happen to the residential construction industry in years to come… and I am not sure that it looks very good for awhile. In an indistry that is highly unregulated, it is easy to throw some tools in a truck, come up with a company name, and [...]
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