Residential Construction

Residential builds are the most complex bids you will write.

Custom homes, spec builds, additions, ADUs — every job has dozens of moving parts. You are coordinating trades, managing material selections, working around inspections, and keeping lenders happy with draw documentation. The estimate is the foundation of the entire project, and if it is not organized right, everything downstream falls apart.

Jobkore was built by a licensed general contractor who got tired of stitching together spreadsheets and generic invoicing apps. It handles the way residential builders actually work — multi-section estimates, change orders, progress billing, and online payments — without the bloat of project management software you do not need.

Multi-phase estimates that match how you build

A residential build is not one scope of work. It is site prep, foundation, framing, mechanical, insulation, drywall, finish work, landscaping — and a dozen other phases depending on the project. Jobkore lets you organize your estimate into sections with line items, quantities, descriptions, and rates for each phase. Clients and lenders see exactly what they are paying for at every stage.

Whether you are bidding a full custom home with 20 sections or a garage conversion with five, the estimate structure adapts to the job. Allowances, alternates, material specs — it all lives in one clean document your client can review and approve.

Change orders that protect the project

Residential clients change their minds. The tile gets upgraded, a window gets added, the deck grows by 200 square feet. Without a documented change order process, those mid-build decisions turn into disputes at the end of the project — or worse, you eat the cost.

Jobkore handles change orders as separate documents tied to the original estimate. Each one has its own scope, price, approval, and signature. When the client signs off on the upgrade, you have a record. When it is time to bill for it, the invoice is already built. No arguments about what was agreed to.

Hank AI turns your walkthrough into an estimate

After a site visit or plan review, you have notes on your phone, photos of the lot, maybe architectural drawings or a spec sheet from the client. Hank AI reads through all of it and organizes everything into structured estimate sections and line items. You review, adjust your numbers, and send.

For residential builders running multiple bids — a custom home, an addition, and an ADU — Hank cuts estimate prep from hours to minutes. The faster you get a professional, detailed estimate in front of a homeowner, the better your chances of winning the job over the builder who sends a one-page lump sum.

Progress billing and draw schedules, paid online

Residential projects bill in stages. Foundation complete, framing complete, rough-ins done, final walkthrough — each milestone triggers an invoice. Jobkore lets you set a deposit on the estimate, then create an invoice and record partial payments as milestones are completed. For scope additions, each change order gets its own invoice. When a lender needs documentation for a draw, your records are already organized.

Clients pay through a link you send them — credit card or bank transfer via Stripe. No chasing checks between inspections. Stripe handles processing at their standard rate, and Jobkore charges zero additional fees on top. Your draw schedule stays on track.

Every project, every dollar, one dashboard

Revenue this month, outstanding draw requests, overdue invoices, estimates waiting for client approval — all in one place. When you are running multiple residential builds at once, you need to know exactly where each project stands financially without digging through folders or spreadsheets.