Cost Plus vs Fixed Price: Which Contract Protects Your Budget?

Podcast: Your Home Building Coach with Bill Reid · William W. Reid

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

Cost plus versus fixed price contracting—it's the decision that shapes every custom home and major remodel budget, yet most homeowners sign contracts without understanding what they're actually agreeing to. The difference isn't just pricing methodology. It's risk allocation, accountability structure, and the quality of information required before anyone can give you a number that means anything. Bill Reid sits down with Chad Eslinger, Oregon builder with 29 years of experience and creator of the Construction Flow process, to break down both contracting methods from the inside. They reveal why cost plus doesn't always mean transparency, why fixed pr...