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Old 06-05-2007, 01:25 PM   #1
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Best resource for estimating?
Relatively new to estimating. What would be best for learning a proper estimate format? books? systems? software? any help would be highly appreciated.

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Old 06-05-2007, 04:38 PM   #2
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Really, search through the threads here, this subject is hotly debated at least once a week.... there is already loads of information on how to price and software to use.
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Old 06-05-2007, 06:18 PM   #3
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yeap experience is the only true way to know your production rates, so g out their and paint something clock it and repeat, untill you have a productiong rate for every thing you want to estimate.
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