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We are just finalizing house plans and have put lots of thought and research into OB vs GC. I have heard so many stories of each including those who have fired their GC and ended up being their own and resulting in good and bad. I have heard that OBs dont save any money because they cant get the GC's discounts or get the subs to show up due to being a one-off deal.
I have a few friends in the trades to where I think I could pull it off, but I will certainly get some bids from GC's to have a benchmark as a ceiling and to know what to shoot for. I also know of other friends who have negotiated with suppliers and gotten the same pricing as they are making some serious volume purchases also. On the other hand there are authors and friends telling me I can save $30k and do it in similar time.
I think the ideal would be a hybrid arrangement to where a general can give me names and I can tell them I am working with this general to get them there and as a benefit pay them more quickly. I have the loan taken care of, so that is not an issue either way.
I would appreciate any of your opinions and experiences, clearly there is much more to this than what I have typed up, but this is a start. Thanks for the input.
I have a few friends in the trades to where I think I could pull it off, but I will certainly get some bids from GC's to have a benchmark as a ceiling and to know what to shoot for. I also know of other friends who have negotiated with suppliers and gotten the same pricing as they are making some serious volume purchases also. On the other hand there are authors and friends telling me I can save $30k and do it in similar time.
I think the ideal would be a hybrid arrangement to where a general can give me names and I can tell them I am working with this general to get them there and as a benefit pay them more quickly. I have the loan taken care of, so that is not an issue either way.
I would appreciate any of your opinions and experiences, clearly there is much more to this than what I have typed up, but this is a start. Thanks for the input.