Repair estimates from afar

[Ron Paisley]

How can you accurately estimate repairs from afar? My experience with contractors is that they don’t give estimates unless you know what repairs are needed. If I’m working with a home owner or realtor who does not know what ALL the necessary repairs are, how can I get accurate estimates if I’m in a different city?

[Uwe S.]

Hello Ron,
I´m not from the US and I do the following:
- I check Craigslist for an Handyman and also I check bbb.org for an contractor in this area
- then I call both parties and set an appointment with the seller on two different days (Handyman first day, Contractor second day), they must also take pictures from the propertie for me.
- both give me free estimates and if there a big gap in the estimates i ask WHY
- sometimes I sent an third partie

Its easy and there is no cost for you.

-Uwe