Construction
Minimum Bottom Line Profit Should Average 9.4%!
For Trades & Subcontractors, at Least 11%
After Income Taxes Are Paid!
As an owner of a construction company, your profits should average 9.4 percent per year after taxes. This profit is net of your personal salary of $100,000 to $140,000 per year. Therefore, if you are contracting around $1.5 million per year, you should be generating no less than $180,000 per year in take home compensation for your efforts. If not, you are not in the upper half of performance within this industry. You are doing something wrong and this section of the website is designed to educate you about the proper organization, systems, policies and procedures you must incorporate in your construction company’s culture.
This section of the website is solely dedicated to contractors. There are over 70 articles covering key aspects of operations and accounting in the construction industry. There is a wealth of knowledge available here. All of the articles are written to help the contractor discover how to improve the bottom line and achieve financial success in this industry. Good modeling measurement tools are taught here; use them to increase overall performance and ultimately the bottom line. Use my experience and learn from my errors and successes to improve your business operation.
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Estimates, Bids and Proposals – Differences Among Offers in Construction
Estimating in Construction – Part 1 (Introduction)
Estimating in Construction – Part II (Financial Outcomes Evaluation)
Estimating in Construction – Part III (Job Costs by Phase Evaluation Process)
Estimating in Construction – Part IV (Concepts, Tenets, and Principles)
Estimating in Construction – Part V (Cost Drivers and Application Principles)
Flipping Houses – Proper Inventory Turnover Rate
Hard and Soft Costs With Construction
House Flipping – Business Dynamics
How to Calculate the Best Markup for a Construction Project