Tomorrow Tues 5/20: Worcester Black Diamond - Ever Had Your Contractor Walk Off with Your Money? Finding and Managing Contractors

[Ann Bellamy]

Had to fire your contractor recently? Or did he walk off the job in the middle of it? Or worse yet, did he simply fall off the planet and never return calls? Did you pay for more work than you received? Managing contractors can be the most difficult part of managing a rehab, and sooner or later, you’ll be faced with a contractor challenge.

Julio E Vega has been managing construction projects for 15 years, both in Latin America and in the US on his own rehab projects.Julio has fine tuned his systems and approaches to maximize his time and efforts as he successfully juggles multiple rehabs.He will share his methods of managing contractors and how he comes in “On time and on budget”:

You will hear:

·Tips on finding contractors, and using referrals

·Establishing your standards, setting the rules (and when to stick to them)

How to put it in writing, and some elements of a good contract

·Payment schedules and milestones

·How to motivate them so that your job gets done on time

·What to do when you can’t, and how to know when it’s time to fire them

·Providing opportunities for both of you to grow

Who: All are welcome, free to attend

What: No fees, no memberships, no selling speakers, no multi-level marketing. Just some great topics and some of the best networking in Worcester, Massachusetts and surrounds. Bring any deals you want to sell, and plenty of business cards

Where: Buca di Beppo, 7 Boston Tunpike, Shrewsbury MA just over Lake Quinsigamond from the Worcester Line

When: 6PM Networking, 6:30 Program starts