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5 Questions Owners Should Ask Before Hiring a Contractor Outside Their Local Market
Many contractors and construction delivery teams claim they can “build nationally” or “work anywhere.” Some can. Many can’t — at least not without creating inefficiencies that owners absorb over time. Before hiring a national contractor beyond their home market, owners should ask these five questions to determine whether the firm is truly qualified for repeat, multi-location work. How Many Traveling Superintendents Are FTEs? Owners often focus on whether a contractor is “loca
Sheila Urban
Jan 274 min read


Decommissioning & the 3 Must-Do’s for Aging Real Estate
Aging real estate is a reality across portfolios. Buildings reach the end of their useful life, 'functional obsolescence' as they teach in the real estate classes. Business needs change. Markets shift. Sometimes the most responsible decision is not reinvestment — it’s a controlled exit . Decommissioning isn’t a sign of failure. It’s a critical phase of the real estate lifecycle. But when it’s treated as an afterthought, it’s also where risk, cost, and disruption concentrate f
Sheila Urban
Jan 262 min read


How Mid-Level Contractors Scale Nationally & Why Smart Owners Choose Them
You may think there are only 2 viable options when scaling construction and facilities work across a commercial real estate portfolio: Large national firms with significant overhead and rigid processes Small local contractors with insider networks but limited capacity However...many of the most successful interior construction and facilities programs today fall into a third category : 👉 A sophisticated program manager + a mid-level contractor delivering work across multiple
Sheila Urban
Jan 232 min read


The Skilled Labor Shortage Isn’t a Labor Problem — It’s a Training and Mentorship Failure
Private equity is rapidly acquiring small and mid-sized construction subcontractors across the country as retiring owners exit businesses without clear succession plans for the next generation of owner-operators. Many point to this ownership transition as one of the construction industry’s biggest challenges. But the more consequential succession issue isn’t happening in the boardroom. It’s happening on the jobsite. While ownership may change hands after 30 years in business,
Sheila Urban
Jan 223 min read
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