However, my brother and I did the labor, framing, vinyl siding, plywood floors with carpeting, contractor grade cabinets and post form counter top.

Look for someone who can present you per line item basis, and separate labor and materials, then buy materials.

@Joe Sell congratulations!

@Joe Fairless I checked out your podcast and am now a subscriber.  

Regards,Joe Scorese

Spend some time at Home Depot or Lowe's, have a feel for material costs and speak to a couple of flippers or general contractors, be able to estimate labor with some degree of accuracy.Hope this helps!

@Joe VilleneuveThanks for the insight, I'll keep looking for alternatives.

I'm struggling to wrap my head around how you all seem so "hands off" in comparison to ourselves in terms of labor, and so incredibly strategic as far as finding deals.   

I see where I screwed up here, and @Joe G.

I do all my own labor on these systems when possible.