House construction with a franchise company??

Hello,

That is exactly what I mean, even if a franchisor has a fairly good reputation, in certain regions it can lead to an extremely bad choice due to the different franchisees.

I consider this statement to be a daring thesis; a wrong decision regarding the selection of a franchisee can always occur, despite good creditworthiness; however, reputable licensors see through “their people” relatively quickly through feedback from their clients and act accordingly, which often leads to the termination of the business relationship soon after.

In general, the old saying “the fish always stinks from the head first” also applies here. For providers where problems with franchisees repeatedly occur – regardless of the federal state – the above assumption is comparable to “Russian roulette.” It can be assumed that the selection profile for franchisees is equipped with no special requirements.

But is the assumption that – if nothing is said about a general contractor/building contractor in the relevant forums – dangerous as long as it is not a nationwide company? Smaller companies probably do not appear so quickly in Internet forums.

There is hardly anything that can be excluded with certainty; however, it can generally be stated that satisfied clients rarely or never visit the relevant forums; much to my regret. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the only possible way to get qualified evaluations of regional providers is by going into new development areas.

...Most of the companies I have talked to generally do not rule out the possibility of providing own services. Here it also needs to be considered whether the granted "discount" is appropriate.

The topic of “reduced prices” is certainly explosive; in the truest sense of the word. Many clients go to an Obi® and/or Praktiker® in their region and then compare the prices found there with the specialist trade prices of the contracted craftsmen and often forget that there are quality differences, and the craftsman usually has to consider wages – he might also want to live a little ...

...I just wonder how to find local (I think I should have said better) general contractors (instead of saying building contractors) who build turnkey and work at a reasonable price and quality. You read a lot about supraregional franchisees, but finding smaller local providers seems to be somewhat more difficult.

What does “reasonable price” mean to you? See above.

...So this could really only be sensibly done with an architect who at least creates the tenders. Obtaining the offers, the selection and coordination of the internal trades could then be done by oneself?

If you want to award a contract to an architect – even if some here now loudly protest again – you should always keep in mind that very few of them can (or want to) guarantee a fixed price. If this is the case, they act implicitly as general contractors, but in fact you pay the invoices of each trade individually and the architect is thereby released from liability – except for his part in architecture and possibly other contractual components such as construction supervision.

Whether you – assuming the above applies – tender and coordinate the trades yourself depends crucially on your knowledge and your ability to evaluate and possibly correct progress payments => listing of each individual item by type and scope/varying by trade => retention money => deductions from net amounts, etc.; starting with the civil engineer and ending with the door fitter.

...The fine review of the construction execution would then have to be clarified by the architect, coarse error inspection would probably be possible on my part. Potential savings through selecting individual craftsmen would therefore presumably be quite low.

What is your profession? Professional qualifications? Available time?

...You seem quite familiar with what is going on in the Rhineland, maybe you have some suggestions/warnings regarding franchisors and their franchisees in the Cologne-Bonn area in the middle price range? And regarding local providers for turnkey construction? Also gladly by PM.

Thanks for the compliments – always nice to receive a small bouquet :)

I will certainly not give any kind of evaluation regarding competitors in the market; only hints on what you should pay attention to. The choice then results – provided you actually check what I write virtually – on its own. Not all providers are equally recommendable for every client and not every decision depends on financial reasons; above all stands the chemistry between the two contracting parties and the willingness to understand each other as partners and not as small kings. Note: whoever wants to be treated like a king must also behave like one!

Kind regards