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Originally Posted by offmycloud
This is great. I have already used a number of contractors who have either needed way too much handholding, ripped me off, disappeared on me, gotten divorced mid-job while wife was also working on my site and totally flaked out and put me in the middle of their problems (true), etc.!!
I need someone solid and mature who can go get it done and also won't use my house as a bachelor pad, second home or ice-fishing headquarters!
Really hard to be absent and get stuff done.
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It does not have to be.
These are the types of stories, we here all to often from our clients of past projects they have had done. It casts a shadow over the entire industry. Not everyone operates this way, you will find someone in the area that can perform these tasks and not take advantage of you. Working with out of state clients takes tons of communication and can be stressful for the customer.
Are you serious about people using your home as if it was theirs! I can tell you that would be the last day of employment for any one on our team. That just blows me away. I have had to stop in on clients property after hours while out with the family and the family stays in the car, period. Client trust is a very difficult thing to obtain and to throw that away just to show off to family and friends is completely unprofessional.
Good luck with your search, always get a reference list and call everyone on it.