Sure he may have bit off more than he could chew, but he accepted the business and was happy to take the OP money when it suited them.

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Your income, assets, credit, collateral, business knowledge in that area, education and abilities to chew what you bite off.

With older homes and lead paint it is important to attend to peeling interior paint for kids who might chew on it.Checking alarms.Checking dryer vents, replacing plastic with metal.What else?

Those dealership managers chew sales people up and spit them out on a regular basis.

One more thing to chew on, its always good to have alternate exit strategies planned out if the primary doesn't go as planned.

Chewing should not be an issue, since they are 5 yrs old.

I chewed him out after catching him, told him he should go into home sales.Thanks guys for all the input, They have me to the point where I question my sanity!

He came across as this being my first one, he doesn't want me to bite off more than I can chew!

I think what goes wrong is operations like this bite off more than they can chew and slide into a downward spiral, and then try to protect their own margins.