quick question
I just got a quote from a guy to remove a couple of trees from a family cemetery and it sounded like robbery. This is not the first time a repairman or contractor has don this. I think when they see a...
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Effy wrote:Exactly. I business person I highly respect once told me he never, ever told a potential customer "NO". He just priced his services at a point the customer told him "NO". No hard feelings that way.
Multiple quotes is the key. Recent inspection on one of the rental properties revealed we needed some exterior painting on the unit. Got 3 quotes - first was $2,800, then $680, another at $700. All licensed, bonded and recommended by the inspector. Usually I find when I get a really high estimate, it's because the contractor doesn't really want the job. The only way they'll do it is to make a ton of money so they throw out a crazy number.
