Difficult contractor

[Mark Mynhier]

Question: How do you deal with a contractor who balks at doing repairs that an inspector says are "safety issues" and is weeks behind in the rehab? It would be real easy to be hard nosed, but he is also working on another project with a much higher profit margin. He is holding my permits (which buyers are asking for copies of), too. I'm trying to be diplomatic but at a point my patience runs out...right about when sells are threatened. I like the guy and I'm trying to work it out, but 6 weeks behind on a 4 week rehab is killing my profits.

I'm never working with the guy again, but the $2M property that he is currently working on makes me gun shy about pulling out the contract and going Mr. Lawyer on him.