I have a primarily stay-at-home job with excessive free time. 

Definitely a lesson learned to not pay in advance no matter what stage we are in the process/relationship that has been built.Luckily, I already met with three different contractors and all of them are wanting to finish the project within our February deadline.

I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying the site so far.At this stage, the biggest thing to focus on is your strategy and how much time you can commit.

It's not staged or anything, just an empty house.

Currently, I am in the early stages of BRRRRing two properties and hunting for more.  

When you apply the caulking, use a damp finger to remove excess caulk and ensure that the planks’ separation is filled.

I'm not saying you weren't, but I know architects and engineers, if they get a feeling that a client doesn't really know what they want and will need an excessive amount of hand holding and doing several redesigns through the process, they will pad their numbers.

Our guest speaker is David Randolph from St Louis on Short SalesMAREI Members and first time guests attend for FREE.Doors open at 6pm for Networking and our Trade Show.Buy Sell Trade is at 7 pmAnd David takes the stage at 7:30We wrap up about 9.We also have a bunch of smaller meetings all over our calendar.  

I do think something is off with what the realtor was doing if she asked for 30k in advance for staging which should be done by a different company, not her, but the post is basically just pure fear from not knowing what one is doing and then trying to out someone and take no responsibility.

The thread went off the rails when someone suggested subsidies of of compassion for idiots confronting known risks with no protection on their own.So excessive rain is a known risk of hurricanes.