Atlas can test a land deal against the market and your margin.
I’m looking at four lots totaling about 30 acres for $1.2 million. What product fits the market, what could it sell for, and what can we pay and still hit our margin?
The $1.2 million asking price is about $325,000 too high.
The strongest fit is a 3,300- to 3,600-square-foot, four-bedroom home selling near $920,000. Keep the total land price near $875,000 to stay around a 25% gross margin. Confirm shared access, floodplain, and stormwater costs before signing.
$1.02M
$944K
$918K
$872K
$905K
$889K
Subject · 4 lots · 30 acres
Closed in the last 12 months · 4 bd · 3,300–3,600 sqft
Dan,
Thanks for sending the survey — we ran the four lots against recent acreage sales and our own build costs.
We’d like to offer $875,000 for all four lots, based on a finished home near $920,000 at a 25% gross margin.
Subject to confirming shared access, the floodplain boundary, and stormwater costs. Happy to walk the site this week.
Tom
Project manager
Atlas can catch conflicts across plans, bids, and selections.
Check these plans against our latest bids and selections. What is missing or wrong? Then update the estimate and put it into our proposal.
I found three problems before pricing.
The foundation sheet is missing. The plan dates do not match. One supplier quote is for another job. I removed that quote, rebuilt the estimate, and listed what still needs to be confirmed.
| Cost code | Was | Now | Δ |
| 03 · Concrete & foundation | — | $68,400 | from past job |
| 06 · Framing & lumber | $142,800 | $142,800 | — |
| 08 · Windows (wrong job) | $31,250 | — | removed |
| 09 · Drywall & finishes | $54,100 | $56,900 | +$2,800 |
| 15 · Mechanical | $47,600 | $47,600 | — |
| Estimate total | $523,900 | $563,850 | +$39,950 |
3 line items still need confirmation before this goes into the proposal.
| Foundation sheet | Missing |
| Plan dates | 2 mismatched |
| Wrong-project quote | Removed |
| Current job bids | 18 matched |
| Open confirmations | 3 items |
Atlas can find project details buried across email, files, and past work.
Here’s this week’s meeting transcript. Check it against our emails, budget, schedule, and past work. What changed, what could cause a delay, and who does what next?
Sitework could delay the project.
The engineer says revised plans are due Friday, but the budget still uses the old scope. Update the plans, vendor scope, and budget before awarding sitework. I listed each open item by owner and who it is waiting on.
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1
Issue revised civil plansEngineer · Ashley M. · Due Fri
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Update vendor scope to matchPM · Marcus T. · Open
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Refresh the sitework budgetEstimator · Dana K. · Blocked
Do not award sitework until all three agree.
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