Your estimate is ready. Mason writes the proposal in minutes.
Give Mason your estimate and the project context. Mason writes the full proposal narrative — scope summary, project approach, why your firm, payment terms, and more. You get a client-ready proposal that sounds like you spent hours on it, built in minutes.
No commitment. 30 minutes. We'll show you Mason writing a proposal from a real Ressio estimate.
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A proposal built from your actual estimate — not a blank template
Most proposal templates are placeholders waiting to be filled in. Mason is different — it reads your actual Ressio estimate and writes a proposal narrative that reflects the real scope, real project approach, and real context you've built into your numbers. The result is a proposal that's specific to this project and this client.
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Scope summary written from your estimate line items
Mason reads the phases, trades, and line items in your Ressio estimate and translates them into a client-facing scope narrative. Not internal cost-code language — plain, professional scope description that tells the client exactly what they're getting and what's included. Specific to your project, not copied from a previous proposal.
- Scope narrative generated from your actual estimate structure
- Client-facing language — no internal cost codes or contractor shorthand
- Phase-by-phase breakdown that reflects your actual project sequence
- Inclusions and exclusions clearly stated from your estimate assumptions
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Project approach that describes how you build
The project approach section is where most proposals sound identical. Mason writes yours to reflect the way your firm actually operates — your process, your quality standards, your communication approach, and what makes working with you different from the next contractor they're considering. Context you provide, language Mason crafts.
- Project approach tailored to the specific project type and scope
- Your process and quality standards described, not generic builder boilerplate
- Communication and client involvement approach included
- Differentiators framed around what this client cares about
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Payment schedule and terms — clear, professional, non-negotiable in tone
Mason writes the payment terms section using the draw schedule in your Ressio estimate — tied to milestones, phases, or percentages depending on how your estimate is structured. The language is firm and professional. Clients understand when payments are due and what triggers them — no ambiguity that leads to payment delays.
- Draw schedule pulled from your estimate structure
- Milestone-tied payment language — specific, not vague
- Change order and allowance provisions included
- Retainage and final payment terms stated clearly
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Customizable sections — adjust what Mason writes, add what it misses
Every proposal is different. Mason generates all the core sections — scope, approach, terms, pricing summary — and lets you edit any section before the proposal goes out. Add a section about your warranty. Adjust the language on a specific exclusion. The draft is thorough; the final version is yours.
- All standard proposal sections generated in one pass
- Each section individually editable before the proposal is finalized
- Add custom sections — warranty language, project-specific context
- Tone adjustable — Mason can write more formally or conversationally
From estimate to client-ready proposal
Start with your Ressio estimate
Build your estimate in Ressio the way you normally would — phases, line items, allowances, and a payment draw schedule. When it's ready, open Mason from the proposal workflow and provide any additional context about the project or client that Mason should incorporate.
Mason writes the full proposal narrative
Mason reads your estimate and generates the complete proposal: scope summary, project approach, why your firm, payment terms, and any supporting sections. The draft reflects your actual project — not a generic template with your company name dropped in.
Review, customize, and send for signature
Read through the proposal, adjust any section, add context Mason didn't have. When it's ready, send it for client signature directly from Ressio. What used to take two or three hours of writing takes twenty minutes of reviewing and refining.
Mason draws from your real estimate data
Mason's proposal writing is grounded in the real numbers and structure of your Ressio estimate — so the narrative it produces reflects your actual project scope, not a fill-in-the-blank template.
Mason is built into Ressio — no separate subscription, no API key, no configuration required.
What builders say about Mason proposal writing
I used to spend three hours writing every proposal. Half of that was just staring at the scope section trying to figure out how to explain the work without giving away my pricing strategy. Mason writes it in two minutes. I review, tweak a few things, done.
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Custom home builder, [City State]
The proposals Mason generates sound better than what I was writing myself. More specific, cleaner language, better structure. We've had clients comment on how professional our proposals look. I think Mason is raising our close rate.
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Residential remodeler, [City State]
We do a lot of volume and proposals were a bottleneck. Mason cut proposal prep from a half-day to about 30 minutes per job. We're responding to more leads faster and not turning down work because we don't have bandwidth to write the proposal.
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General contractor, [City State]
Frequently asked questions
Mason generates all standard proposal sections: scope of work (from your estimate structure), project approach, project timeline overview, payment schedule (from your draw schedule), terms and conditions, and a pricing summary. You can add custom sections — warranty language, firm background, project-specific notes — and edit any section before sending.
Yes. Mason reads the estimate structure in Ressio — phases, trades, line items, and allowances — and translates them into client-facing scope language. The proposal narrative reflects your real estimate, not a generic description of the project type. Inclusions and exclusions are drawn from your estimate assumptions.
Yes, always. Every section Mason generates is editable before the proposal is sent. Adjust the language, add context Mason didn't have, change the tone, add or remove sections. Mason produces a thorough draft — you turn it into the final document.
No. Mason generates proposal language from your specific estimate and the project context you provide — it's not pulling from a shared template library. The scope summary describes your actual project. The project approach reflects how your firm builds. The result is a proposal that's specific to this project and reads like you wrote it.
Yes. Once you've reviewed and finalized the proposal, you send it for client signature from Ressio's proposal module. The client receives a professional document, reviews it, and can sign electronically. The signed proposal is stored in Ressio against the project.
Mason generates the payment schedule section from your draw schedule in Ressio — milestone-tied payment language that's clear and firm. For the pricing summary, Mason presents the total contract value with an optional phase-by-phase breakdown. The underlying estimate line items are not exposed to the client unless you choose to include them.
Yes. Mason adapts the proposal narrative to the project type and scope described in your estimate. A ground-up custom home proposal reads differently from a kitchen renovation proposal — Mason picks up on the project type and adjusts the scope language, approach section, and timeline framing accordingly.
Yes. Mason generates a project approach section that can include your firm's differentiators, quality standards, and communication approach based on context you provide. The more you tell Mason about what makes your firm different — your warranty, your communication process, your specialty — the more specific and compelling that section will be.
More of the proposal and estimating workflow in Ressio
Proposals
The full proposals module in Ressio — where Mason-written proposals get finalized, sent, and signed.
Estimating
Build the estimate that Mason reads to write your proposal — with your cost catalog and markup built in.
Mason AI Chat
Ask Mason about any open proposal, approval status, or client response — and get an immediate answer.
Stop spending half your day writing proposals.
30 minutes. We'll show you Mason writing a real proposal from a Ressio estimate — scope, approach, payment terms, and all — in the time it used to take you to open a Word doc.
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