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Construction and Housing

Construcción y ViviendaAlton, Mission and Edinburg

Estimates, follow up and housing numbers for builders, remodelers, trades and investors.

Price jobs from quantities, answer every lead in English and Spanish, and watch Valley permits and material prices move week by week.

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What gets in the wayLo que estorba

  1. Leads call while you’re on a roof, and the one you miss hires someone else.
  2. Estimates live in a notebook or a loose spreadsheet, so markup and margin get mixed up.
  3. Material and permit numbers change every week and nobody has time to track them.
Stop 1 · AI office

An office built for construction and housing

The AI office answers every call in either language, asks for photos and measurements, and books the visit. Missed calls get a text back within a minute, and every lead lands in your follow up tracker.

Missed call during a pour, example
  1. AI officeHi, this is the office. Sorry we missed your call. Is this about a new project or a job in progress?
  2. CustomerNew project, a 20 by 30 patio slab in Edinburg.
  3. AI officeGot it. When would you like it poured, and is the ground already level? I’ll have the estimator call you today with a visit time.
Cuarto adicional, example
  1. CustomerBuenas, ¿cuánto cobran por un cuarto adicional?
  2. AI officeHola, con gusto. Para darte precio necesitamos medidas y fotos del área. ¿Me las mandas por aquí? Te agendo visita el jueves o el viernes.
PlansPlanes
PlanSetupMonthly
Starter$250$149
Receptionist$750$400
Office$2,500$1,000
Operator Desk$4,500$2,500
What each plan includes
Stop 2 · Free tools

Free calculators

  1. What missed calls cost you

    Five numbers in, your weekly and yearly lost profit out, and how many recovered customers pay for an AI receptionist.

  2. Markup and margin

    Enter a cost and a markup or a target margin. See the sell price, the profit and both percentages.

  3. Concrete slab calculator

    Feet or meters. Volume with waste, a truck order rounded up, and bag counts.

  4. AI office readiness check

    Ten questions that show where an AI office helps your business first.

  5. 20 point estimate checklist

    The checks to run before an estimate goes out. Tick them on screen or print them.

  6. Rental property calculator

    Cash flow, cap rate, cash on cash and DSCR, with a verdict against your own minimums.

  7. Fix and flip calculator

    Net profit, return on your cash and the most you can pay by the 70% rule.

Stop 3 · Templates

Templates in English and Spanish

  1. Estimate BuilderFounding price $49Regular price $79Google Sheets and Excel file + PDF guideA spreadsheet that builds your estimate while you pick items and type measurements.
  2. Lead Follow up TrackerFounding price $29Regular price $49Google Sheets and Excel file + AI Office Playbook (PDF)A lead sheet where you mostly pick from dropdowns.
  3. Rental & BRRRR AnalyzerFounding price $47Regular price $67Google Sheets and Excel fileA rental and BRRRR spreadsheet that prices the rehab the way a contractor does: by area, line by line, at your prices.
  4. Landlord Rent & Expense TrackerPrice $19Google Sheets and Excel fileA spreadsheet for landlords with 1 to 10 doors.
  5. Overhead & Markup CalculatorPrice $24Google Sheets and Excel fileA spreadsheet for contractors who price from a gut feeling.
  6. Rehab Estimator & Scope of WorkPrice $39Google Sheets and Excel fileWalk a house room by room, mark each item OK, Repair or Replace, and the sheet prices it from your own price list.
  1. Fix & Flip AnalyzerPrice $39Google Sheets and Excel fileType a flip once: price, ARV, rehab, loans, holding and selling costs.

Next stopPróxima estación

Estimate Builder

Google Sheets and Excel file + PDF guide

A spreadsheet that builds your estimate while you pick items and type measurements.

$49founding price$79regular

See the template
Stop 4 · This week

The numbers to watch this week

The numbers to watch this week
LineWhatNowAs of
Commercial permits filed last week1as of Oct 30, 2026
Months of housing supply, McAllen metro8.9 months (July 2026)as of July 2026
Diesel, Gulf Coast, per gallon$5.912as of Nov 2, 2026
Pesos per dollar18.79as of Oct 30, 2026

Construction and Housing data on Frontera Signal

Stop 5 · Questions

Questions owners ask

Do the templates work in Google Sheets?

Yes. Every workbook opens in Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice, and the formulas stay inside what all three share.

Can the AI receptionist give prices?

It gives the ranges you approve and books a visit for everything else. You set the rules once and change them whenever you want.

Is there a version for Mexico?

Yes. The Kit de Estimados México and the Precios Unitarios sheet work in meters, kilos and pesos.

Where do the housing numbers come from?

Permits, housing supply and material prices come from Frontera Signal, our sister site for Valley market data.

Transfer to another lineTransbordo a otra línea

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