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Robert Steele
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You got the deal. Now good luck getting anyone to work on it.

Robert Steele
  • Investor
  • Lucas, TX
Posted

I should probably just file this rant with Captain Obvious.

In this current environment, getting any sort of contractor is hard to say the least. I don't know if its the booming house prices and everyone fixing up or government handouts acting as a disincentive to work.

Just to name a few examples that come to mine. Two of my tile guys are both booked out for two months. My handyman quit. My lawn service quit. My landscaping guy is booked out for a month. Countertop installer is quad booked all month. On top of that actually getting materials is like pulling teeth. Ordering flooring, I'm being told to order 30 days out. Windows are 6 weeks out. Just like the rest of the economy, a lot of things are out of stock or backordered. It's frustrating what is already a pretty high stress activity.

How are the rest of ya'll getting on?

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Evan Polaski
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Evan Polaski
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@Robert Steele, generally the same.  Granted, we just finished our now 11mo rehab, that was supposed to be 6-8months.  The delays were many of the same.  Good contractors do show up and finish the job, but are slower because they are unable to get employees, and you have to pay for them.  

Regarding appliances, I had to personally drive 5 hours to get the refrigerator my wife wanted, and our range only made it thank to my wife's social media presence and one of her followers from across the country helping us by ordering it (it was only available for local delivery) and repackaging it for Fedex freight across the US.  Granted, this rehab is our house, so we went a little further than we would for a flip.

But to summarize the same things: first major delay was windows taking 8+ weeks over the buffered estimate.  Contractors are short handed and overbooked.  Many have raised their prices accordingly, which then creates additional pressure on the budgets.  

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