02/27/2026
I am answering this question (in the picture) on my profile/feed for reference.
Throwing numbers out there blindly is not a smart business move. Each property has different components and things to consider and factor in. To you, it seems easy to just toss a number into the mix with little to no information. As someone who works in construction, I never do that.
I know that not everyone does things like I do. Some do throw numbers out there to see if they can get a bite. That could lead you to pick up a job that you may not be able to do within the walls of your bid. I see on this platform that the vast majority of people who look for help all include the same word “reasonable.” What is reasonable to one person may not be reasonable to another.
Another thing is some businesses, or private parties, do not consider factors other than low balling someone else’s bid to try and get the job. They think if they can adjust the cost, they will take the job without consequences. Often, I see low bidders have to make adjustments to their original price. The original, perhaps higher priced, bidder may have foreseen different issues and included that in the price.
Some people don’t want to know all the details and just want to know a realistic price to get a job done. Others may want many details and information. It’s difficult to gauge who is using you to educate themselves and who is using your experience and knowledge to undercut you and provide your pricing and job description to another to get a cheaper price.
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