
Professional Builders Secrets
How Custom Home Builders Can Sign More Contracts at Higher Margins While Delivering a Better Client Experience
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Sky Kolade
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Russ Stephens
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Are serious about systemizing your building company?
Maybe you’re keen to get started, but you don’t have the tools you need right now. And maybe you're a little overwhelmed by all the strategies and tactics you've been told are necessary to implement into your business. However, there is no need for you to try to figure out everything yourself, on your own.
At the Association of Professional Builders (APB), their mission is to improve the construction industry for both builders AND consumers. APB believes builders deserve more money than they are currently earning from building custom homes. Additionally, consumers deserve a better experience than they are currently receiving.
Earnings and experience go hand-in-hand. You can’t deliver a world class service on tiny margins without systems. This is why father-daughter partnership Russ Stephens and Sky Stephens are helping residential home builders to implement proven systems into their building companies.
Within Professional Builders Secrets, you'll find the systems and processes you need. Step by step, Russ and Sky have provided a path to generating more quality leads, more sales, as well as increased margins. Along with their own story, they've also included the success stories of APB clients. With their book in your hands, world class service is only a few pages away.
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- Dane H.
- 09-01-23
Many insights gained from this book!
There are many insightful ideas with real applications in this book. Things to be aware of and pitfalls to avoid, and powerful things to recognize and implement. The authors narrate it and do it very well. You can tell they have a passion for the industry and the service they offer. I have had many aha! moments while listening. Thank you to the authors for a strong presentation and solid business principles focused on the home building industry. The content rings true!
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- EB
- 04-29-23
Useless
This book title is very misleading
The author never run a construction business and every thing he talks about is the most basic information for a beginner who have No experience. Very disappointing
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