Tips On Not Being Scammed by a Contractor
"Hey bud! I drove all the way to your place! The least you can do is buy into one of my deals! I've got to make some money you know!" Such were the words heard by a friend of mine who was told this from a home contractor after he gave him a quote for renovations. He was aware the quote he'd be given would be several thousand dollars but it was about twice as much as he'd considered. He countered by making it clear he wasn't interested and, "No thank you" to which the other began to dish out every thought and expression that this "free estimate" would be anything but. He got him out of the house with no problem quite easy I guess when he had a doberman dog just awaiting instructions. He left however with stating the last two things..."You won't get this deal tomorrow so you better jump at it" and secondly "I'll even knock off $200.00." Two hundred bucks?? When the bill would end up being something ...