How many “Blank Check” traps are baked into your contract?
Most homeowners don’t get burned by one giant mistake - it's a handful of small clauses and assumptions that compound over time.
Download our free guide: How to Avoid the 5 Most Common “Blank Check” Traps in Custom Home Building and learn what to watch for, what to ask, and how to protect your budget and timeline from day one.
Download our FREE guide on how to protect yourself from Cost-Plus Traps
The contract you choose determines who absorbs the pain when costs rise or schedules drift.
Our free guide explains the real-world difference between cost-plus and fixed price, plus the exact questions to ask so you don’t accidentally sign up for unlimited exposure.
What you’ll learn:
The 5 “blank check” traps that catch smart homeowners
The hidden incentive problem with cost-plus contract
What delays can really cost you each month
The simple contract choice that protects your budget and timeline
Ask these 2 questions before you sign anything.
Who pays more if the project goes over budget?
Who pays more if the project takes longer than planned?
If the answer is “you,” you may be signing up for unlimited risk.
This guide is written from real-world custom home experience and not theory.
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FAQs
How long is the Guide
Short Clean and Easy to skim at just 10 pages
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Is this Legal Advice?
No. This is purely educational information to help you spot risk and ask smarter questions. All the advice is based on practical real-world knowledge form a builders perspective.
What is a cost-plus contract?
A Cost-Plus contract is when a contractor charges you Materials + Labor and then adds on their Markup % on top of that. There is no guaranteed or fixed price so their budgets are always just "Estimates" or "Guesses" and if they guessed wrong you pay the extra.