All Forum Posts by: Andrew Qu

@Jonathan Klemm Yes, mostly contractors aren't showing up. I've had some come out to provide estimates, but have never followed through with actually providing an estimate. I'll shoot you a PM. Thanks!

@John Warren Much appreciated! The work is on a pitched roof, as well as a decorative piece in the front that contains an old built-in gutter system that needs some TLC.

I'm looking for a roofing contractor referral to do some repair work for my 4 unit in Little Village/Pilsen area. I've struck out looking on my own for the last several months. Any help in this department would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all for the advice! And my lesson has been learned about "warranties" such as this in the future.

Yes there is a contract for it. It essentially says that any roof leaks that occur within 1 yr of closing are the responsibility of the seller.

I closed on my first 4 unit back in January. At closing, the sellers provided me with a 1 yr leak warranty, which I had requested after our inspection. Needless to say, found a few leaks that needed to be repaired. I thought this would be a relatively smooth process as the sellers are a realtor/investor/contractor team in the Chicago area. I requested immediate action and the sellers, although initially responsive, stopped responding when it came time to any sort of action. The same thing happened when my closing attorney contacted their attorney. Fast forward, I needed to get the repairs done as it was creating more issues so we got it repaired. I gave the sellers a final opportunity to pay for the repairs, and they are now claiming that they did come out to perform the repairs, which is absolutely false. My closing attorney doesn't do litigation and the litigation attorneys I've reached out to haven't shown much interest, presumably because it's only a couple $k worth of repairs. At this point, I'm thinking of taking this to per se small claims court. As a newbie investor, a couple $k makes a big difference, as I could use this for other repairs around the house.

This seems like such a weird scenario. I feel like I have everything pretty well documented, but as its new for me, I'm looking for any and all advice in navigating this route. Thanks!

@sohtanaka I got the work done, but didn't really find anyone I can rely on in the future. If you have anyone I could contact down the line, PM me

Hi all, 

Just bought my first place, a 4 unit house hack in Little Village/Pilsen. While I'm trying to teach myself to be more handy, there are some projects that are beyond my abilities. Looking for a reliable handyman to tackle some projects for me. Any suggestions? I've tried googling and contacting some without much success so far. BP has been so helpful so far, so thanks in advance for any help.