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TR U M P STR A TEGI ES FO R R E A L ESTA TE

the CM, Trump constantly visits each of his construction sites to sat-
isfy himself that the timeline is being adhered to and the construction
will be completed on or before the scheduled completion date.

BE FANATICAL ABOUT DETAILS

If you want the job to be finished on time, you (and your CM if you
have one), have to ascertain that all of the many details will conform
to their allotted time. This is all about supervision of the various
contracting trades as they perform their work. Unless there is care-
ful coordination, problems will occur. For example, painting usually
hastobedone before a final floor is laid. If the painting was done but
it was a bad job, it may have to be redone. Unless it happens before
the flooring isfinished, correction could damage the flooring. If
someone doesn’t push the painter to correct his shoddy work quickly,
andthe newfloor is laid without a protective plastic coating before
the corrective work is done, it may be damaged by paint spots. If that
happens the flooring may require repair, an an additional expense
that better coordination could have avoided.
The main thing to remember is that you or your CM have to
point out construction deficiencies early so that they don’t affect
something else that is imminent, and force a delay or repair that could
have been avoided. Here’s another example: Suppose your job calls for
installation of a marble floor and you notice that a number of the
marble slabs are cracked. That marble has to be replaced right away,
but what if you don’t have matching replacement slabs, or the quarry
doesn’t have them either? How do you replace four slabs of cracked
marble that originally matched with pieces that don’t match? You
can’t and the only feasible solution is to tear up the whole floor! The
sooner you realize you have a major problem like this, the better. A
good pair of eyes can save you a lot of money and hours of aggravation.

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