He did some high quality repairs of wood windows and window hardware for me.

It is also possible that the person you're communicating with is sitting behind a screen in Romania and is trying to separate you from your wallet. 

Here is a simplified approach, please modify as you see fit for the scope work.Demo Frame WindowsPlumberHVACElectricFrame again, to include back-back out for drywall and repair anything the previous trades moved InsulationDrywall finish and tape, and primeFlooring, Tile first then HWF (do not install carpet yet)CabinetryFinish trimPaintCountertopsFinish PlumbingFinish ElectricFinish eveything else; hardware, mirrors, carpet, etc.Smile, sit back, and have a hard stiff drink!!!  

If your business can not run and your employees can not rent to provide you a income, naturally you stop feeling bad and for others could have prevented their circumstances and start to feel bad for your wallet.

What if your held up by thugs , well how does that matter if I get robbed I get robbed and my wallet and security is gone either way .

Apple Pay, Wechat pay, Square, Alipay, Dyno, Paypal, Google Wallet etc are all good source.Many good tenants have their way of paying.

Not to mention just to make the project go quicker I refinished a 3 seasons room myself , fixed a patch on the roof, installed and painted front door, replaced French doors with sliding door, did some demo work in kitchen in bath, installed hardware on doors all things that were included in the scope of work ( he did a poor job estimating the price for renovation and I think was shocked when I wanted certain things fixed that I figured were common sense such as a non-functioning French door leading to the 3 seasons room).

We cleaned up all of the exterior, to include mold removal, pressure washing the driveway and fence, removed all flooring in the house, put down engineered wood flooring, new carpet, new stainless hardware, all lighting was upgraded LED fixtures, new paint, Crown Molding, painted wood toned cabinets a light color of Gray, cleaned the air ducts from all of the pet hair and used a lot of order mitigation What was the outcome?

We cleaned up all of the exterior, to include mold removal, pressure washing the driveway and fence, removed all flooring in the house, put down engineered wood flooring, new carpet, new stainless hardware, all lighting was upgraded LED fixtures, new paint, Crown Molding, painted wood toned cabinets a light color of Gray, cleaned the air ducts from all of the pet hair and used a lot of order mitigation What was the outcome?

Now on every rental, I buy one of those little picture hanging kits at HD for ~$11 that has all the hardware they need and I haven’t had an issue since.