Being local to Houston we've made a 3 part commitment for our business:1) We're limiting our mark up to just enough to keep our craftsman with us (they already are getting poaching offers).2) We offer free advice on self clean up and free quotes (with a scope of work) to anyone that asks.3) 10% of all of our profits go to Habitat for Humanity Houston.The community has really come together.

Our home run comp is actually a 3/2 craftsman home that is only 1550 sqft (we'll be almost 200 sqft bigger) and has a smaller lot than ours.

I am a handyman, for now but also spent time as a licensed home inspector, a craftsman building bespoke furniture, and about 10 years in landscape construction.  

We are looking to do a high end rehab and would need someone who has experience working not only fast and inexpensively, but also with craftsman quality and luxury finishes.Thanks in advance!

There is a great blog called The Craftsman.

craftsman has some books on construction estimating.http://craftsman-book.com/products/index.php?

Look at Sears - selling Craftsman sounded good but that was one of the only things worth going to Sears for.

Their mastery class is fro 20K to $34,000 a year for coaching. we will not invest that money right now into that program.I would rather put that money down on my second home and rehab another home.I restored a craftsman house in LA in 2002 with a renovation loan with a bank.

@Jake Walroth, we're full-time here at Craftsman Properties.  

If they've had a couple of price drops, then they're going to be more motivated to take your offer, including financing contingencies.In my case, the home was one of four almost identical craftsman style homes on the coast that were built by Russian developers.