How to Budget Like a Pro-Builder

Material & Labor Budget Spreadsheets + Mini-Course

The new home budgeting system to determine your custom home plan pricing and be your own general contract / owner-builder or negotiate wisely when you hire. Avoid costly overruns and build your dream home with confidence, precision, and peace. It does not need to feel overwhelming. It is used across America & Internationally.

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Organize Your Home Build Without or Without Hiring a General Contractor!

Use proven spreadsheets and a guided mini-course to price your floor plan, manage materials, labor, invoices, payments, stay on budget and timelines. Our system helps you steward your home build from your architectural plans to move-in, without the surprises. Saving 20%-40% off what you were quoted.*Not including lifetime interest on a mortgage. For example we were quoted $480K and with so much diligence, we were able to manage our own build for $180K a 2,200 sq ft home.

Who Is This For?

Families Building New Homes on Their Land

Keep your home build organized and your budget on track, whether you're building your dream house, barndominium or your homestead.

Owner Builders Investing Wisely

Track every material and labor cost to maximize your investment and create generational wealth through your construction project.

New Builders Ready to Learn

Stay organized, avoid waste, and make smart decisions, even if this is your first home build.

Mothers Dreaming of Homesteading

Bring your dream to life with faith and stewardship, building a nurturing home for your family’s future.

The New Home Faith-Led ProBuild Material & Labor Budgeting System™ Be Your Own General Contractor

Budget vs Actual Cost Tracker
Subcontractor Bid Comparison Sheet
Contracting Pacing Checklist
Build Process of Material Choices Tracker
Mini-Course Walkthrough Training

This isn’t just theory, it’s the exact system Erika and her family used to save $280K on their own build. You’ll have clarity and control, from material decisions to tracking every payment. Based on your ability to implement, take lead, have faith and contract for your build, you can have your unique savings results!

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What You Get

Flexible Spreadsheets

Simple, fill-in-the-blank templates designed for Google Sheets or Excel—so you can make updates anywhere.

Guided Mini-Course

Step-by-step video training to show you exactly how to use the templates and stay in control throughout your build.

All-In-One Tracking

Track labor, materials, timelines, and payments—never miss a detail, hidden cost, or deadline again.

Why Choose This System?

Avoid the confusion and overwhelm of scattered notes, dozens of google searches, and last-minute decisions. Our system gives you structure, peace of mind, and a clear path from plans to completion, even if you’ve never managed a construction project before. One person, one video, real life method used on our land that will work on yours for your build!

My promise to you, I will be there in our community google classroom to answer questions, update tools and share my client community with you to ensure any setback is not the end to your home plans. I promised my family we would not stop at the foundation, walls or roof. Until move in. I promise the same for you.

We are finally saving on materials because we get to stay organized! I was so excited to see Erika made these for others to use.

Sarah, Owner-Builder

First-Time Builder

Homestead Creations

The spreadsheets made it so easy to track everything. Our build stayed on schedule and under budget!

Jessica, DIY Home Builder

Budget Conscious Mom

Family Home Project

Thank you for sharing the spreadsheets. I was looking for a little guidance. My husband knows 100% what he is doing, but I was nervous we might forget something.

Jennifer, Working Mom

Empowered Mother & Planner

Dream Home Journey

FAQ

Do I get to keep these spreadsheets? Yes, you get the access at checkout. It will show you how to grab your individual copy which are yours forever. Plus the training video bonus!
Is it simple for first time users? Absolutely! The templates are intuitively designed for easy data entry. The Spreadsheets 2.0 has formulas to calculate easily and 45 unique prompts for Ai GPTs that will get you pricing faster.
Can I use them on Excel? Yes! Simply download as Excel files or Google Sheet—formatting is preserved, with all needed labels.
Are refunds available? Due to the digital nature, all sales are final. Clients who use the templates see results in timelines and savings of their home build. However, I do not do buy and done. Your access come with community for questions and support.

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Be your own general contractor with confidence. Get the Budget Like a Pro-builder Material Budget Spreadsheets and Mini-Course to save money, eliminate hidden costs, and build the home your family deserves. The best investment you can make before you build. The current price based on $497 value is unbeatable.

I’m Erika! With over 12 years teaching people to project manage, coordinate large projects, and fulfill their dreams. My mission is to help you build a home you love without excessive debt. Ready to start? Press buy above for your spreadsheets to customize specifically to your floor plan.

For those wondering how to finance your new build. We did a lot of resourceful financing at first. Using some savings (very little $20K, small loans from credit unions, 0% interest material credit cards, cash flow by working extra during the build and using some of my TRS). When the home was almost finished, we got a mortgage loan on the construction & consolidate some of the debt. You take it one step at a time! I understand how that part feels overwhelming. It was for us as well. Our option was to put a down payment on a smaller new build with a smaller lot for $370-480K or manage the construction. The Capital Arsenal add on at checkout can get you more detail on the finances part.

We had faith that being our own GC would save us money. It did! We ended up at $180K total cost (the land was a separate cost). Our home is 2,200 sq ft. We were able to pay about $95K cash through the options above and only have a $108K mortgage, which is unheard of in this economy for this size home. It takes a lot of faith, persistence, planning and having the right tools using the pricing comparisons spreadsheets. It'll help to have a contractor support. I had my dad who had done this several times. He was a great resource.

Any questions, contact me at contact@erikabalderas.com. May God bless your family, health, and abundance. I am here to service you!

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