Estimates

Mike Finley

On estimates would you rather be the 1st, 2nd or 3rd contractor and why?

Do you find out which one you are and do you do things differently based on the order?

Nathan

Very good question! I can't wait to see the answers....

I'm still thinking but I will say that I don't want to be the middle man for sure. Id rather start them off right and make everyone else have to live up to me or blow them away at the end :Thumbs:

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Nathan

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." - Jim Elliot

ProWallGuy

Yep, I want to be the first in the door. Don't want to find out if the next guy is a better salesman than me. I prefer to get a sig and down payment before I leave. :Thumbs:

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Wallpaper Hanger St. Louis
Digital Murals Installation

Grumpy

LOL I want to be the last contractor they visit I like being the first because I have found they compare all others to their first but my presentations are tailored so the customer can eliminate low ball unqualified compitition.

singersaw

I have found that if you sale yourself well, It doesnt matter as much. I try to come up with reason why someone else might come in lower then me and make my potential customer aware of those cut corners. That why when and if they see lower numbers from someone else they are weery right off the bat.

Agnessa

I would like to be the last one who had chance to impress them. Plus I would be able to cover the concerns they have with previous ones. There is only one minus. I saw cases when client doesn’t wait for 2nd and 3rd. I try to come last on referral based ones and first on every other types of leads.

Floorwizard

I really do not care too much, as long as I get the chance. What I rely on is educating the customer and showing professionalism, energy, and knowledge. If any of the other contractors lack any of those traits, I usually get the job.

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"in 20 years you will regret more what you did not do than what you did"

hatchet

I like to be first in the interview process. Give the others something to live up to.

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Rich
WIT Construction Co.
Superior MT Contractor