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Originally Posted by Corts60
No matter how good somebody is, there are always unexpected costs. I work in the service world on yachts and I consider myself pretty darn good at estimation, but sometimes you just don't know until you get it apart. The trick is to manage customer expectations in the beginning before any work begins and be totally honest up front. I tend to scare customers in the beginning with my estimates because I estimate worst case scenario. But they usually always leave smiling as I come in at or under budget. I'd rather a customer left smiling than upset.
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This is what I'm hoping happens as well, I want to keep the build under a certain price and actually already stripped out the interior myself, so I'm hoping this saves me some to spend on other parts that I need/will need. Thanks