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Line-item audit of a budget you already have

Pressure-test your numbers against current market costs — pre-purchase (validating an investor pro-forma) or post-purchase (before contractors price it or the lender locks in the draw). You bring a budget; we audit it.

Typical turnaround: 2 business days
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Budget & Scope Review

Sample deliverable · For illustration

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1

Scope gaps found

  • HVAC line missing — add ~$8K
  • Demo + dump fees not included
  • Permit fees absent — $1.4K
2

Line-item corrections

  • Plumbing: 18% below market — correct to ~$18K
  • Tile allowance light by $4–6K
  • Trim package: assumes builder-grade, your scope calls for upgraded
3

Risk-weighted reserves

  • Recommended contingency: 12% for this scope size
  • Hidden-condition reserve: add 8% based on photos
4

Bid-grade summary

  • Corrected budget total: $86K (was $74K)
  • Take this to underwriting, contractors, or your lender
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When to use this

Your budget and scope have to survive contractor pricing and lender review — but they almost always have missing line items and numbers that are quietly off-market.

Get a bid-grade output: corrected line items, scope gaps filled, market-rate assumptions surfaced, and a budget you can confidently use for underwriting, contractor bids, or lender draws.

  • Pre-purchase — validating an investor pro-forma or seller-supplied numbers
  • Post-purchase — before contractor bids come in or the lender finalizes the draw schedule
  • When you have a contractor bid in hand and want a second opinion
  • When your budget feels too clean to be true

What this does

Budget & Scope Review

Audits your existing budget line by line against current market rates

Finds the scope items missing entirely

Corrects unit costs that are unrealistic

Surfaces buried assumptions that will break in execution

What’s included

Exactly what you get.

  • Line-item budget audit
  • Scope gap callouts
  • Market-rate cost corrections
  • Recommended contingency + reserves
  • Bid-grade summary number

What this is not

So you know exactly what you’re buying.

  • Decision-grade range only — see Investor Deal & Scope Review (no spreadsheet input needed)
  • Budget built from scratch — see Contractor-Grade Budget
  • Guaranteed contractor bid
  • Unlimited revisions

The Process

How it works

Three steps. Typical turnaround: 2 business days from submission to direction.

1

Submit your project

Share the address, photos, scope notes, and anything else relevant. Submission takes a few minutes.

2

We review it

A licensed NC GC reads the project, runs the numbers, and writes the direction in plain language.

3

You get clarity

Written guidance in your inbox within Typical turnaround: 2 business days.

Best fit for

Best when you already have a budget (yours, an investor pro-forma, or a contractor bid) and need it pressure-tested against real market costs.

Why this fits

Owners need bid-grade precision — not just an opinion on whether to close.

“They caught things we completely missed before we moved forward.”

J

Justin R.

Developer

Pricing

Ready when you are.

A line-item audit of your existing budget and scope against current market costs. Works pre-purchase (validating a pro-forma) or post-purchase (before contractors price it or the lender sets the draw). You bring a budget — yours, an investor pro-forma, a contractor bid — and we pressure-test it.

What’s included

  • Line-item budget audit
  • Scope gap callouts
  • Market-rate cost corrections
  • Recommended contingency + reserves
  • Bid-grade summary number

Budget & Scope Review

$599

one-time · Typical turnaround: 2 business days

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Budget & Scope Review

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