Before we get started, the name of this post was a website I found many many moons ago.  The site goes over the do’s and don’ts when hiring contractors and does include some helpful articles to help out homeowners when choosing a contractor for your next remolding or home improvement project.

The reason I’m writting this post is because of repeated frustrating experiences home owners have with contractors.  Dealing with the  unprofessional or unethical (or both) contractors is an absolute nightmare for both the home owner and potential home buyer. 

What many home sellers and buyers don’t realize is that contractors they hire can jeapordize the sale of a home. 

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I figured I’d start out with horror story of my own. I was fresh out of real estate school, had a couple of pending contracts, and was on my way to my very first settlement. I had the buyer during this transaction. Throughout the previous couple of weeks the buyer and seller had been in touch with each other and had seemed to develop a working relationship. They had made arrangements for the buyer to keep some of the furniture, including a very old piano that could be restored. They seemed to get along great.

The settlement was originally scheduled for a Friday, and the seller requested the weekend to move. The buyer was willing to postpone settlement until the following Monday. The buyer did have fish that needed to be relocated to the new house, since the buyer’s house settled Friday morning. The seller agreed to allow the buyer to move the fish tank in on that Friday. The buyer went to the property multiple times over the weekend to feed the fish and had multiple conversations with the seller. The buyer was told the movers were scheduled for first thing Monday morning.

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