{"podcast":{"title":"Your Home Building Coach with Bill Reid","slug":"your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250","podcast_index_feed_id":7294250,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-awakened-homeowner/","website_url":"https://www.theawakenedhomeowner.com/home-design-and-construction-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b602755f-cdb3-46bc-9625-b9e28d25f99e/Podcast-Cover-jpg.jpg","author":"William W. Reid","episode_count":67,"summary":"I'm Bill Reid and I will be along your side as Your Home Building Coach. Brought to you by The Awakened Homeowner Mission— your go-to podcast for real talk about designing, remodeling, and building your dream home! Hosted by Bill Reid, who's helped coordinate the design and construction of hundreds of new homes and remodels, this show is packed with insider secrets and smart strategies to help you crush your home goals. Building or remodeling can feel like a wild ride — but it doesn't have to be a nightmare. Here, you’ll get expert home remodeling advice, practical new home construction tips, and a full scoop on building a custom home without losing your mind (or your budget). We’ll walk you through renovation planning, share step-by-step home remodeling guides for homeowners, and spill the tea on common home building mistakes and how to avoid them. Thinking about diving into a remodel or new build? Find out exactly what to know before starting a home renovation and how to navigate the home building process like a pro. This podcast pairs perfectly with Bill's new book, The Awakened Homeowner — a must-read if you’re serious about creating a space that feels like home and makes smar…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T18:17:17.552267+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250"},"episode":{"title":"Cash Discount Construction Scams: The Real Cost Homeowners Pay","slug":"cash-discount-construction-scams-the-real-cost-homeowners-pay","published_at":"2026-06-20T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250/cash-discount-construction-scams-the-real-cost-homeowners-pay","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250","url":"https://www.theawakenedhomeowner.com/captivate-podcast/cash-discount-construction-scams-real-cost","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c9378a13-38c0-4edb-966f-e8b68afcee6c.mp3","summary":"Cash discount construction scams destroy homeowners every year — and the offer always feels like a gift. Your contractor leans in at the kitchen table and says if you pay cash, he can take 10% off the whole job. On a $130,000 kitchen remodel, that's $13,000. Your brain lights up. But that discount isn't coming out of thin air. It's coming out of something the contractor just decided he's no longer going to pay for. GET YOUR CASH-TRAP PROTECTION CHECKLIST FOR FREE WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER Bill Reid breaks down exactly why contractors can offer cash discounts — and it has nothing to do with doing you a favor. To hand you 10%, they're skipping roughly 30% worth of obligations: income tax, payroll tax, workers compensation insurance, and liability coverage. You get the leftover 10%. You also inherit every dollar of catastrophic risk they just shed. The workers comp liability alone is financially devastating. Construction is genuinely dangerous work — more than one in five worker injuries in this country happen in construction. When an uninsured worker gets hurt on your property, many state laws treat you as the employer. A man falls off your roof and breaks his back. He can't work for two years. Medical bills climb into six figures. His lost wages stack on top. Because your contractor never carried workers comp, you're the one on the hook. Your homeowner's insurance policy likely won't cover it because you knowingly hired an uninsured crew. Cash deals also destroy your paper trail. No written contract because a contract creates the record the contractor desperately doesn't want. No receipt because writing you a receipt would be evidence against him. Just you and the contractor and your memory — and memory is a terrible contract. Three months later when there's a disagreement a…","meta_description":"Cash discount construction scams destroy homeowners every year — and the offer always feels like a gift. 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