{"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":"Why Your Contractor Bid Looks So High — And Why That's Actually Good","slug":"why-your-contractor-bid-looks-so-high-and-why-that-s-actually-good","published_at":"2026-03-21T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250/why-your-contractor-bid-looks-so-high-and-why-that-s-actually-good","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/your-home-building-coach-with-bill-reid-7294250","url":"https://www.theawakenedhomeowner.com/captivate-podcast/why-contractor-bid-looks-high-actually-good-","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bf9f8a4a-7a43-4280-8158-0006f7966fb0.mp3","summary":"The bid lands in your inbox and the number stops you cold. What is all that markup? Where does it actually go? Is your contractor getting rich on your project? These are the questions almost every homeowner asks — and almost no content answers honestly, from the inside. In Episode 49 of The Awakened Homeowner, Bill Reid does what he does best: translates 35+ years of residential construction experience into knowledge that protects homeowners. Today's subject is contractor markup — what it is, what it covers, and why understanding it is one of the most powerful skills you can develop before signing a construction contract. We decode P&O (Profit and Overhead), the term that describes how every contractor bid is actually built. Every cost on your project — labor, materials, subcontractors, and equipment — carries a markup. That markup funds payroll taxes, workers' compensation insurance, licensing, office staff, vehicles, project management time, and the net profit that keeps a contractor financially stable enough to finish your project. The average net profit for a general contractor after all overhead is paid? Between 1.4% and 9%. Not the windfall most homeowners imagine. We also break down burdened labor — why a carpenter paid $30/hour might legitimately cost your project $60–$100/hour. We walk through the six things your GC's markup on subcontractors is actually funding. And we explain why trying to hire your own subs to skip the GC's markup is almost always a losing strategy — and what it costs you in coordination, accountability, and liability. By the end of this episode, you'll look at contractor bids differently. Not with suspicion — with understanding. And that's how an Awakened Homeowner protects their project. In This Episode You'll Discover: • What P&O…","meta_description":"The bid lands in your inbox and the number stops you cold. What is all that markup? Where does it actually go? 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