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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27567ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27567ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW124589351 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124589351 BCX0\">What are the costs that home builders need to consider when running a project? 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elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/case-study\/blacktree-llc\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7384\" alt=\"Buildxact customer John McBride outside by his truck, using Buildxact on his tablet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/0131_BuildXact_035-3291x2194-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/case-study\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Case Studies<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/case-study\/blacktree-llc\/\">Family business owner says Buildxact people make the difference<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tJohn McBride's world consisted of stocks, bonds, and everything in between from Wall Street. Read how, McBride, owner of BlackTree LLC, uses modern construction management software to have better control of his construction business\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/cost-tracking\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Cost tracking<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/customer-testimonial\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Customer testimonial<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-35684\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-35684 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-industry-insights tag-project-management contributing_author-maureen-carlson\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-35684 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-blog tag-industry-insights tag-project-management contributing_author-maureen-carlson\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-earn-business-for-aging-in-place-opportunity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/blog_estimating-quoting.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7867\" alt=\"Person at laptop computer using construction job management software\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/blog_estimating-quoting.png 751w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/blog_estimating-quoting-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/how-to-earn-business-for-aging-in-place-opportunity\/\">How To Earn Business For Aging In Place Opportunity<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/industry-insights\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Industry insights<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-7196\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-7196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-7196 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-project-management-software-guide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35725\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing project budget and job costs on a laptop during an active build\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/Residential-builder-checking-project-costs-on-a-laptop-at-a-job-site.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/construction-pm-marketing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction PM\/Marketing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-project-management-software-guide\/\">7 Best Building Project Management Software for Residential Builders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThere are ways to automate many of the functions of a typical\u00a0construction project manager. Project management software allows you to save time and become more productive to handle more work and have time for yourself.\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-35720\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-35720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-takeoffs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-35720 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-takeoffs\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/landscape-business-management-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35721\" alt=\"Landscape business management software for design-build contractors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Landscape-Design-Build-Estimating-Software-Hero.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/construction-pm-marketing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction PM\/Marketing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/landscape-business-management-software\/\">The Best Landscape Business Management Software for Estimating, Takeoffs, and Project Work<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/takeoffs\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Takeoffs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-16143\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-16143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-budgeting-software tag-construction-project-management-software tag-residential-construction-software\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-16143 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-budgeting-software tag-construction-project-management-software tag-residential-construction-software\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/building-construction-budget\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35711\" alt=\"A person using a calculator to budget\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/How-to-Create-a-Construction-Budget-for-Residential-Builds.jpg 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/building-construction-budget\/\">How to Create a Construction Budget for Residential Builds<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn how to estimate and budget with software to earn the reputation for superior service.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/construction-budgeting-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction budgeting software<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/construction-project-management-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction project management software<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/residential-construction-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Residential construction software<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-24233\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-24233 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-management-software tag-construction-project-management-software tag-mobile-construction-management-software\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-24233 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-management-software tag-construction-project-management-software tag-mobile-construction-management-software\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-punch-list\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35698\" alt=\"Builders meeting clients on a job site\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Construction-Punch-Lists-for-Residential-Builds-A-Step-By-Step-Guide.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-punch-list\/\">Construction Punch Lists for Residential Builds: A Step-By-Step Guide<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLearn how a proper punch list is key to concluding any successful home construction project.\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/construction-management-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction management software<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/construction-project-management-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction project management software<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/mobile-construction-management-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">mobile construction management software<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-7188\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-7188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-7188 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/invest-in-cloud-based-construction-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel-1024x579.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35676\" alt=\"Buildxact job schedule screen displaying a Gantt chart of roofing tasks with timelines, assignees, and progress indicators, alongside a settings dropdown showing options like syncing tasks, automatic dependencies, and highlighting critical paths.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/Buildxact-job-schedule-dashboard-with-Gantt-chart-and-settings-panel.png 1999w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/construction-pm-marketing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction PM\/Marketing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/invest-in-cloud-based-construction-software\/\">6 Best Cloud-Based Construction Management Software for Small Builders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda1122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"dda1122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBusiness decisions are won or lost on the strength of their return on investment. It\u2019s no different if you\u2019re a small builder or remodeler looking to\u00a0increase profit\u00a0and\u00a0take your business to the next level.\u00a0Investing in cloud-based construction software is a cost-effective way to help make this a reality.\u00a0\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-35512\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-35512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-scheduling\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-35512 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog category-construction-pm-marketing tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-scheduling\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-quality-assurance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-construction-documentation-on-site-1024x581.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35513\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing project documentation and specifications before construction begins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-construction-documentation-on-site-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-construction-documentation-on-site-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-construction-documentation-on-site-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-construction-documentation-on-site.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4b179b3 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Blogs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/category\/blog\/construction-pm-marketing\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction PM\/Marketing<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875f76a post-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875f76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/construction-quality-assurance\/\">Construction Quality Assurance: A Practical Guide for Residential Builders<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91106dc resources-tags elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"91106dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-23bfb1b elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/estimating\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Estimating<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/project-management\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Project management<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/tag\/scheduling\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Scheduling<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-35634\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-35634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-takeoffs\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-35634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-estimating tag-project-management tag-takeoffs\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c1426a resource-loop elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1426a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0fa09c\" data-id=\"e0fa09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dfbc08 fit-height elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0dfbc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/blog\/bill-of-quantities\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-a-bill-of-quantities-at-a-desk-1024x581.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35635\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing a bill of quantities spreadsheet with construction plans on a desk\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-a-bill-of-quantities-at-a-desk-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-a-bill-of-quantities-at-a-desk-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-a-bill-of-quantities-at-a-desk-768x436.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/Residential-builder-reviewing-a-bill-of-quantities-at-a-desk.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eaa3d2 post-term elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4eaa3d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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