They have:- kept a ferret without a deposit or approval- just put a hole in the wall- painted all the bedrooms ridiculous colors- Havent oaid their trash bill in over 3 years- replaced all the ceiling fans and did the electrical themselves (without a license)And multiple other things.

The contractor has now gone dark while still owing roughly $10,000 per my calculations.

It's off the Chicago Skyway so not bad for a shot in the dark land purchase.

Main problem is, there is what looks like 1-2 feet of still dark water sitting in the basement ( completely concrete unfinished basement no drywall or flooring).

A few of the challenges we had to face on this project were: keeping the historic exterior paint color, white with unique teal trim.

go easy on me, I'm color blind and a terrible artist...heres what I put together...Rough sketch with the walls i want to remove in red, existing/walls I'm keeping in yellowhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1h9Zsm8YeuIYLlbInY...Rough sketch overlay to aerial photo to show hip roof. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OK90I7ikqJp6_7b7a...Attic shot looking west from the corner. 

He passed the background check with flying colors.

If you marry and stay with the wrong person, you sabotage your chances almost entirely.The media always highlights colorful outliers among millionaires like movie stars and business tycoons.

@Jennifer Marshall I know you are down in the San Marcos/Austin/San Antonio area but in DFW you can get the lower end (read as less desirable colors) granite at about $28/sq ft installed.

Main problem is, there is what looks like 1-2 feet of still dark water sitting in the basement ( completely concrete unfinished basement no drywall or flooring).