All Forum Posts by: Ferdi Eruysal

It has not been resolved yet. I was very busy with other projects that I haven't started fixing the house.  I am living in Texas and property is in Chicago suburbs. I still need a good lawyer. 

So far, I have police reports. I also have the videos after the demo. I also have an email from my real estate agent stating that the contractor did the demo. After this forum thread, I was contacted by 2-3 attorneys to resolve the issue. They were talking about contractor putting a lien on the property for demo work. I actually think these were very bad attorneys and did not hire them.

I asked the contractor to compensate for the damage. He argues that he got the orders from real estate agent. Even though I told him that there is no contract and he cannot start the project, he still claims that he got the orders from the real estate agent. My real estate agent claims that he hasn't told him to start the project. 

I am planning to start fixing the property in late April, early May. I will go to Chicago to find a good attorney. If you happen to know the one that can resolve the issue, I really appreciate your help. 

Thank you for the replies. I just talked to contractor. He claims that real estate agent told him to demo the kitchen and bath. This really got quite interesting. 

I want to pick your brain for an interesting situation.

I lived in Chicago for 11 years. I am currently living in Texas. I bought a single family house in Chicago suburbs via a real estate agent almost a month ago. After the transaction I went abroad, and I recently arrived Chicago to start the project. When I got into house, I am shocked as bathroom and kitchen are demoed. 

I called agent to learn what is going on. The agent told me that they had communication problems with a contractor and contractor demoed the kitchen and bathroom. I rehabbed 3 houses before. All I can tell you is that bathroom and kitchen were fine for at least 10 more years. All I need to do is paint kitchen cabinets, replace toilet and bathroom vanity. 

Before I went abroad, we got a bid from contractor. My real estate agent knew the contractor very well. I believe contractor did lots of rehabs for agent's clients before. I rejected the bid as this was a lot considering the amount of work. I believe contractor thinks I am newbie and wants to charge a lot. I got similar things done for one third of what contractor is asking for.  So, he got into property without my knowledge and demoed the kitchen and bathroom.

I googled the contractor. He has excellent reviews. My real estate agent is also pretty good. I just want to pick your brain for this problem. What should I do? Should I sue the contractor/real estate agent as I have to build kitchen and bathroom from scratch now? Should I report this to the police? If you happen to know any expert(attorney, another investor) that could help, please contact me.

Thanks,

@Steven Butala @Nick Patterson @Marlon Wilson and @Marlon Wilson

Thank you all for welcoming messages. 

I am a newbie investor from Chicago. I am currently in the process of rehabbing two condos. I have three properties in Chicagoland.  I have regular job. I am doing this for part-time. I am here to learn more about flipping and networking. Specifically, I am interested in finding reliable contractors.