After talking with the guy, he said there is a “racket” in this market of RE agents, inspectors and Construction trades/GC’s.

Or, you can make friends with the gang that runs the neighborhood protection racket... 

Howdy TeamThese Note Investors are jumping back into the rental property racket - This should be interesting.Can anyone recommend a great single family property management company in Alexandria VA?

The asbestos and lead abatement industry is pretty much a huge racket, and once removed from your home, the material goes into the same landfills as all other waste (I was told this by the instructor of my lead abatement certification program here in Washington state)

This seems to be a bit of a racket. 

Tap fee is a racket and the biggest headache when doing with new builds. 

Its a tough racket, good luck out there. 

I'd rather my score be 0, meaning no debt of any kind, so I can flip the bird to the whole racket forever.

The whole restoration company doubling the price because they know insurance will negotiate them down racket is something I try to avoid.

It saves them time and aggravation, and they will likely break even on money saved by using a pro who knows what corners can be cut vs the pro's fee.Likewise, I used to think being a real estate agent was an easy job and agent commissions were a racket.