Build with Breen Homes

It may be short, but it's still sweet. Brandon's fascination with Adams national Builder 20 group continues as they discuss a few details from the latest visit to Canton Ohio and their first ever SWOT Study on a members business! 

Fall break turned from 3 weeks into almost a two month hiatus none the less Adam and Brandon finally come back togehter for an update and a good healthy discussion. Exit interviews and the fire of owning a small business is back in Adams core as he re-takes the role of an employee in his own business. What is that like as an owner and an employee and how does it effect other employees.

Travel has got the best of Mr Breen and Mr Hicks over the past few weeks but they have not let it deter thier commitment to you all. Adam, off the cuff, answers Brandons 5 quesitons. What would your responses be? 

Contractors: The Joe in the truck versus the team approach. Pros and cons of both contractor businesses.

What type of contractor is right for you? A contractor is not just a contractor. There's multiple different types of successful contractors that operate in different ways. When shopping for a contractor you should select one who fits and matches well with you and your project.

listening and find out some things you can expect out of these two types of contractor businesses.

Todays real estate market appears to be bipolar. I'm constantly getting asked if now is the time to buy/build or if you should wait for a potential recession. 

listen in on a short pod to a few key points before you make your decision.

The time to build is when YOU can. Don't try to time the market. 

What will the remainder of 2023 and into 2024 hold for the construction industry? Adam and Brandon discuss pivotal points and changes due to market conditions within their industry. The construction "Whales" are looking to efficiencies under their own roof to improve jobsite flow and timelines. Adam further discusses what current technologies can do to assist in efficiency. Never stop learning or you will get left behind and become an extinct dinosaur!

Delayed contracts are becoming more abundant due to current economic burdens. What can you expect as a client and what should you do as a contractor when the project and contract get delayed before construction even starts?

Adam poses, what could be, a contraversial question to Brandon about remote worker and pay. Just a thought moved into a disucssion: Could in person jobs and physical jobs become higher valued than the perk of remote work within the construction inustry? Give us your feed back and lets continue the discussion. 

The cold hard truth of changes during construction. Adam bluntly puts the effects, both cost and time, on material or design changes during construction.  The reality, at least for Breen Homes, is that we are happy to receive and make changes as long as clients know it will cost additional money and additional time. Adam is often caugh reciting, as your contractor, "we are hired to help guide you (as the client) on how you are spending your money on your home".

Believe it or not, the job of a general contractor is a logistical nightmare. Listen in while Adam and Brandon unfold what happens when clients don't make decisions in a timely matter or make changes during construction. We are not complaining when it happens but don't let anyone fool you: time is lost and costs will increase. It may be the cold hard truth but you have to know and understand it.