If you’re budgeting a commercial project in Florida, here are 3 mistakes we see all the time:
1️⃣ Ignoring soft costs and permitting – Early budgets often skip permit fees, impact fees, and required consultants, which can blow up numbers later.
2️⃣ Unrealistic allowances – Finishes, HVAC, and site work are frequently under‑allowed to make numbers look better on paper. Reality catches up on change orders.
3️⃣ No constructability review – A design that looks great may be expensive or slow to build if a builder isn’t involved early. At TRM, our pre‑construction and estimating process (powered by detailed takeoffs and value engineering) is built to surface these issues before you break ground. If you’re still in the “rough numbers” stage and want a sanity check, comment “BUDGET” or send me a DM and I’ll share a simple checklist we use with clients.
