Dead Give Aways

Rehab Guru

I've had some interesting experiences with unexpected jobs that come up after an investor starts a rehab.

Just for fun - what would you say are the top 3 or 4 dead give aways or signs that someone who is doing rehab work will get in over their head and their "estimate" will be under budget for what they actually need?

Thanks in advance.

anvil1029

lets hear some of your" tales o' rehab"

Bill

when they start using nails that have been pulled out from old boards?

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Magnettica

Bootleg wiring....

Repairing old plaster after the bootleg electric is torn out and rewired.

Old waste water pipe from attic to bsmt needs to be upgraded.... to new.

Termites, carpenter ants, mold, and other similar unforeseen potential problems behind finished walls.

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thom

I think they generally start by blaming someone else for their failures.

It wasn't disclosed.
The ___ said ____
My realtor told me _____

then there's the
It's a simple fix
It's a little problem
I'd do it myself but I don't have time

Then theres the emergency guys.
I'm closing tomorrow, this has to be done today
To which you reply "failure to plan on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part"

Bill

you know the guy is in trouble with lowballing when he walks in with shorts and a tee shirt into the bid meeting and hollers "Hey, dude, is this the right place?"

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nap

number 4;number 3:
number 2:
number 1: that last one is also your official notice to run in the opposite direction as fast as you can.

works4me

For me they usually start most sentances with " You just.....or, All you do is...." and they proceed to tell me how I should do everything cheap/wrong/unsafe etc.