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Renovating Property While Working 9-5
I’ve managed renovations on several personal projects while working 9-5.
Challenging? Yes. Doable? Absolutely.
Here’s how I managed my time:
7:00 am – Meet with subcontractor at property on my way into work
9:00 am – ignore call from sub because I’m in a work meeting.
10:30 – while others are taking a smoke break, I call the subcontractor and answer questions
12:00 – Lunch break – call the next trade subcontractor, arrange an on site meeting after work hours.
5:00 – Meet a subcontractor at the property, ensure clarity on scope, discuss any questions.
Friday afternoon – write checks to subcontractors.
Saturday – Spend 1-1.5 hours at property reviewing work from the week, making a punch list. Planning out next steps.
In all, this was probably less than 8 hours of my week, and it didn’t feel like that.
Stop scrolling social media and build something that matters.
You have the time, just need to reorient.
Drop a comment with any additional "time creation" methods you use at work! What is 1 small change you could make this week to have extra time for a side hustle?