Wait time for hiring contractors?

[Chris Mooney]

Hi all,

One of my buyers I'm representing as an agent is concerned with buying a property that requires some rehab ONLY because a friend of his bought a property in the Adirondacks region and says he won't be able to hire a contractor for repairs for a year and a half due to their long backlogs of work.

Has anyone heard of this long wait time for contractors in the Hudson Valley? I've been looking with my client specifically in Kingston, but he is now pretty cautious about his original plan to BRRRR a property.

Thanks everyone!