Questions from a General Contractor

[Thomas Shanley]

Hi all,

I think this is the right forum for this question. My father runs a  general contracting company mainly focused on commercial properties but has done a lot of residential as well, from renovations to build outs. 

I was wondering what do you think are some good ways to market our services to investors. Working with homeowners I believe is harder than investors due to the fact that with homeowners decisions are driven more by emotional than numbers.

Looking to expand our services to individuals that fix and flip as well as larger commercial investors.

Wondering what do you like to see with a general contractor. 

-Thanks,

Tom 

[Thomas Shanley]

Art,

What I meant by that was we have encountered many situations where homeowners are constantly changing their minds throughout the renovation or building process.  Then you are submitting change orders, etc. Nothing wrong with that but it can a more time consuming process. 

The main thing I was thinking of is that by working with investors you have constant flow of work that is similar. An example is someone renovating a small apartment complex, each apartment would look similar, making it an easier and more straightforward job.