If they fail to acknowledge your claim, then your contractor license board consumer department can help you out.

If you are rich and want to park money with a modest return then hire everything out.

Have your attorney draw up a lease and purchase option to ensure your compliance with consumer protection laws.

Fortunately we had the financial position to be able to "leave them at the alter" and go a different direction, however most consumers may not be as fortunate or prepared.

I think we will see modest price increases in the single digits (say 3-4%) as the Fed eases back on rates.There are basically two long term plays in real estate - investing for cash-flow, and investing for appreciation.  

Only thing is a STR is more time and mind/thought consuming than a IRA.

Another winning recipe is identifying an underserved market or consumer and develop housing for that underserved need.

Not ideal and not the route I'd advocate, but bearable.In other instances, in which a financial/tax service provider promotes non-compliance to unwitting consumers, the potential costs can be astronomical to all clients.Consumers of financial & tax services should always seek - and get - total transparency from their service/product providers.

Even if you contest it you do so after they collect the funds back from your account, which is why the consumer's bank issues a "temporary" credit during the dispute process.Essentially you burn a processor and you're done with electronic payments for 5 years.

I charge more than Cleaning fee all year round to help pay for consumables and small breakage.