Worst painting ever.

[Arthur D.]

I'm getting my property painted in order to rent it. I left this painter I got for a week to paint. When I came back to pay him The job was half finished. The trim was not done, not painted completely around the ceiling lights, he painted the ceiling off white. Not to mention the half painted door. Needless to say I haven't payed him rest of money yet. He will come back to finish but I insisted on being there when he does. The property is 100 miles away from me. Thanks for reading I just felt like to vent a little.

[Charmagne Cruz]

We deal with this all the time. We keep our eye on our contractors almost single day and have them take pictures of their work to report back to us on the progress to avoid problems like this to happen. 

Best luck

[Matthew Paul]

Was he the cheapest price?

[Account Closed]

One of the cons of having properties far away if you do not have a good crew that works for you to watch over them. Thankfully my GC reports back to me when ever I have subs come in and he over sees them to make sure they do not try and do a slack job just because I am not there. Good/honest help can be hard to find, and when you do find them you better hold on to them as best as you can. 

[Linda Weygant]

If I were going to drive 100 miles just to sit and watch a contractor work, I'd just do the work myself and save the money since I clearly wasn't saving the time.

[Arthur D.]

Thank you all for your input.

[Franklin Romine]

@Arthur D.

Call around to local investors or property managers.  Connect with someone on the ground that will help you manage the project.  

When I make a personal connection with someone, I naturally want to help them.  Hope you find someone quick.

Frank