In California, homes can be fully built, inspected, and approved for occupancy, yet still sit unused for months while waiting on basic utility connections. These delays come at the very end of the process, turning finished homes into stalled projects with real financial consequences. In this episode, we speak with Gary Mkrtichyan, Founder of Opus Builders, and Alexis Rivas, Co-founder and CEO of Cover, about why utility delays have become a deciding factor for builders and how that uncertainty is changing what gets built in California.