Clear Estimates estimating software

Clear Estimates, Inc.
Estimating software that's easy to use

As featured in Remodeling magazine
"Easy Estimating"
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Presenting: Clear Estimates powered by RemodelMAX
v2.0

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  • Second Quarter Prices Released
    On 4/1/2008 we uploaded the most recent pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: 1st Quarter Material Trends Concrete prices have fallen since last December’s peak. Gypsum gained 2% during the last 2 months, but prices remain ...(read more)
  • Have ideas for Clear Estimates v2.5? Now’s your time to share!
    We need your help! With your feedback we were able to make v2.0 a huge success. Now it’s time to start thinking about the next release. Since we opened for business in 2004 we’ve released four versions of our software. Each release has come with new useful features suggested by YOU, our users. It wasn’t ...(read more)
  • First Quarter Prices Released
    On 1/2/2008 we uploaded the first quarter material pricing data. All subscribers should have received an email from RemodelMAX notifying them of this. Some of the pricing trends that RemodelMAX chose to highlight are as follows: Drywall prices continue to drop due to lack of demand in the new housing sector, sinking 17% this year. Common dimensional ...(read more)
Clear Estimates gets rave reviews:
  • "After doing my due diligence, almost all my sources pointed me to one program.....Clear Estimates. This program is AMAZING!  Clear Estimates, upon using it on its very first job, made me and extra $8000.00 in profit that I wouldn't have otherwise made." - Ryan Match
  • "It's the easiest to use & most powerful 'out of the box' estimating program that we've ever seen." - Richard R. Miller, Jr.
  • "I am positive we have gotten many jobs due to the professional quality of our Clear Estimates presentation." - Debra J. Camarota
  • "The system proved to be easy to use, clear to understand and, (I stress this) IMMEDIATELY made me more money per job." - P.S. Nelsen
  • "Clear Estimates has really opened lots of doors for us and we are so excited about how this product is going to help our business grow." - Graig Guido
  • "I wanted to let you know how much I like your program. Clear Estimates 'thinks' the way I think... We have tried several other estimating programs and have attempted to customize Excel templates.  For our business, your product is by far the best solution we have found." - Dave Camp
  • "Thanks for creating the end of our estimating difficulties!"- Mark Brandon

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Clear Estimates for Contractors was designed to be the most user-friendly construction estimating software on the market. In accomplishing this goal we have made no sacrifices in the performance or functionality of the program. Using an intuitive program layout as well as simple user interfaces, the final product is astonishingly straight-forward despite its powerful capabilities.

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Remodeling Estimating: How Not to Lose Your Shirt on the Next Bid
Did you end up paying the homeowner to do your last remodeling project? In this best practices
article, the advisors at Software Advice describe how the right construction estimating software can
help you submit professional looking bids, win more jobs and build accurate estimates.

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Features of our Estimating Software:

Get started quickly and easily

  • No clutter! Seven big buttons divide the program into its seven primary screens:
    • Customers Manager (to manage your customer database)
    • Project Manager (to create and manage estimates for each project)
    • Reports Manager (to produce proposals, cost update reports, and bid requests)
    • Parts Tool (to manage your part library database. Completely customizable and easy to use. For real!)
    • Templates Tool (to create templates that allow you to estimate speedily)
    • Options Tool (to customize the program for your company)
    • Update Tool (to automatically update part prices with your region of the United States, every quarter)

Estimate easily - the core of the program

  • Add parts one by one, or a bunch at once using templates
  • Arrange parts into separate groups using "components"
  • Process alternates (a.k.a. " change orders ") and track how they affect the project's cost by defining statuses of Accepted , Undecided , or Declined
  • Create multiple "projects" for a customer to define different phases . When you generate the proposal you can have each of them displayed individually then show a grand total at the bottom

Automatically update your prices

  • With a few clicks of the mouse you can have all 8,000 parts in the database automatically updated
  • Have confidence in your data! Prices researched and maintained by industry experts
  • Synchronize your data with one of 400 regions in the United States

Produce nice-looking reports that will attract business (click here to see samples)

  • Generate project-specific proposals with the click of a button. Project specifications are drafted automatically using the part contents of the estimate!
  • Define specific "boilerplate" contract terms specifically for your company
  • Create Cost Status Reports to track the changing cost of the project and payments made by your customer
  • Produce a line item detailed or summarized tabular report displaying project contents from the Project Manager

Integrate with Quickbooks Pro (c)

  • Export project estimate data and customer contact info to Quickbooks Pro.

Customize your company information

  • Personalize your company information
  • Import your company logo to appear on top of the proposals

Manage customers

  • Manage an unlimited number of customer contacts in your database
  • Create as many projects as you like for each customer

Share data across your network

  • Easily set up Clear Estimates to work in your small office network. All of the computers share the same database; whether it's two computers or 50, we can help you set it up

Develop a custom database

  • Customize every aspect of the program to work for your business or trade. We provide services to help you convert data sources as necessary

And much, much more. Try it for yourself:

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