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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-36719\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-planswift-alternatives contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36719 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-planswift-alternatives contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/best-planswift-alternatives-for-residential-builders\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/What-to-Look-For-in-a-PlanSwift-Alternative-1024x959.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36717\" alt=\"A checklist graphic of the buying criteria for a PlanSwift alternative.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/What-to-Look-For-in-a-PlanSwift-Alternative-1024x959.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/What-to-Look-For-in-a-PlanSwift-Alternative-300x281.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/What-to-Look-For-in-a-PlanSwift-Alternative-768x719.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/What-to-Look-For-in-a-PlanSwift-Alternative.png 1296w\" 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\/best-planswift-alternatives-for-residential-builders\/\">Best PlanSwift Alternatives for Residential Builders in 2026<\/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\/planswift-alternatives\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">PlanSwift alternatives<\/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-36634\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-contractor-invoicing-software contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36634 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-contractor-invoicing-software contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/best-contractor-invoicing-software-for-builders-compared\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Why-Do-Residential-Builders-Need-Builder-Friendly-Invoicing-Tools-1024x740.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36628\" alt=\"A list of the reasons why residential contractors need construction-specific invoicing software.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Why-Do-Residential-Builders-Need-Builder-Friendly-Invoicing-Tools-1024x740.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Why-Do-Residential-Builders-Need-Builder-Friendly-Invoicing-Tools-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Why-Do-Residential-Builders-Need-Builder-Friendly-Invoicing-Tools-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/Why-Do-Residential-Builders-Need-Builder-Friendly-Invoicing-Tools.png 1296w\" 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\/best-contractor-invoicing-software-for-builders-compared\/\">Best Contractor Invoicing Software for Builders (2026 Compared)<\/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\/contractor-invoicing-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">contractor invoicing 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-36496\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-job-costing-software contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-job-costing-software contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/best-job-costing-software-for-residential-contractors-guide\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/QuickBooks-vs.-Job-Costing-Software-1024x722.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36495\" alt=\"Key differences between QuickBooks vs. job costing software capabilities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/QuickBooks-vs.-Job-Costing-Software-1024x722.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/QuickBooks-vs.-Job-Costing-Software-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/QuickBooks-vs.-Job-Costing-Software-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/QuickBooks-vs.-Job-Costing-Software.png 1470w\" 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\/best-job-costing-software-for-residential-contractors-guide\/\">Best Job Costing Software for Residential Contractors (2026 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-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\/job-costing-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">job costing 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-36568\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36568 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-remodeling-software contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36568 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-remodeling-software contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/best-residential-remodeling-software\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1-1024x684.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36566\" alt=\"Builder working on a laptop and manually\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/image-1.jpeg 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\/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\/best-residential-remodeling-software\/\">Best Residential Remodeling Software (2026)<\/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\/remodeling-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">remodeling 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-36768\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-cost-control-software-in-construction contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36768 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-cost-control-software-in-construction contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/cost-control-software-in-construction-how-to-prevent-overruns-and-protect-your-profit-margins\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction-1024x557.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36767\" alt=\"Cost control software for residential construction builders comparing estimated, committed, and actual job costs\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction-1024x557.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction-1536x836.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Cost-Control-Software-in-Construction.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>\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\/cost-control-software-in-construction-how-to-prevent-overruns-and-protect-your-profit-margins\/\">Cost Control Software in Construction: How to Prevent Overruns and Protect Your Profit Margins<\/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\/cost-control-software-in-construction\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">cost control software in construction<\/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-36762\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36762 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-houzz-pro-alternatives contributing_author-will-blunt-apb\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36762 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-houzz-pro-alternatives contributing_author-will-blunt-apb\" 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\/best-houzz-pro-alternatives-for-residential-builders-and-remodelers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36756\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing job costs and budget tracking on a laptop at a construction site, evaluating alternatives to Houzz Pro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Reviewing-Job-Costs-Next-to-Houzz-Pro-on-a-Laptop.png 1296w\" 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\/best-houzz-pro-alternatives-for-residential-builders-and-remodelers\/\">Best Houzz Pro Alternatives for Residential Builders and Remodelers (2026)<\/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\/houzz-pro-alternatives\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Houzz Pro alternatives<\/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-36714\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-purchase-order-software contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-construction-purchase-order-software contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/best-construction-purchase-order-software-for-builders\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36713\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing a purchase order on a tablet at an active job site with materials being delivered in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/Builder-Generating-a-Purchase-Order-from-the-Job-Site.png 1296w\" 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\/best-construction-purchase-order-software-for-builders\/\">Best Construction Purchase Order Software for 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\/construction-purchase-order-software\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Construction Purchase Order 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-36748\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-36748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-ai-in-construction-examples contributing_author-steve-miller\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"4777\" class=\"elementor elementor-4777 post-36748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog tag-ai-in-construction-examples contributing_author-steve-miller\" 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\/ai-in-construction-examples-for-residential-builders\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero-1024x577.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36742\" alt=\"Residential builder reviewing digital plans and an estimate on a laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/ai-construction-examples-residential-builder-hero.png 1296w\" 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\/ai-in-construction-examples-for-residential-builders\/\">AI in Construction Examples 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\/ai-in-construction-examples\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">ai in construction examples<\/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<\/div>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fead474 demo-sec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fead474\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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