Lining up contractors

[Emmanuel U Darden]

I wanted to know if anyone can help me with understanding the process of lining up contractors do I bring them with me do I take pictures take plenty of notes and get many estimates as possible? Or purchase the home first and then go out and look for contractors. it seems pretty straightforward but at the same time there are many questions that I don't have the answers to.

[Lynsey Dreis]

@Emmanuel U Darden  Its really up to you how you go about getting the layout plans.  Sometimes it helps to do a walkthrough with both an architect and a general contractor simultaneously because there is less room for error when drawing up plans.  Usually an architect has a select # of general contractors they usually work with that you could ask for referrals and vice versa.  The GC sometimes sees things the architect wouldn't necessarily see and they can work together.  When the different entities work together that is usually more of a "design build" approach.