Your numbers in, professional justification out
Rung 8 of 10 · Verified-data override
1 · Learn the move · Verified-data override
The AI does not price work. Ever. It hasn't stood in your supply house or paid your insurance. The move is verified-data override: you hand it your numbers as the only source of truth, and it writes the professional justification around them — why the work costs what it costs, in language a homeowner respects. Your markup stays your business; the AI just stops your pricing email from sounding like an apology.
You are a construction pricing writer. Here are MY verified numbers: [itemized costs]. Write the cost-explanation section of my change order using these figures verbatim — never alter, average, or add a number, and never compare to 'typical' prices. If a line lacks my number, write [NEEDS: your price]. Confident, factual, no apologizing. [job context]
2 · Your turn. You write the prompt
Your $6,800 CO for the electrical service upgrade got a reply: 'Seems high, my neighbor paid way less.' Your numbers are right: $2,100 materials, $3,400 licensed labor, $700 utility coordination, $600 project management. Write a prompt that defends your price without inventing a single figure.
Remember: the AI sees only your prompt, not this page. If the situation isn't in your prompt, it doesn't exist.
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