[US
Small Residential Personal and Commercial Investment Real Estate Enhancements]
Brush
Up. In Part
Five of this continuing new article series, ‘How Do You Decide To Pay
Contractors …’ , we wrapped up our sub-heading ‘The Resolution,’ affirming this
fact:
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‘ … it doesn’t begin at the point of dealing with the problem. Instead, it
begins at the point when you decide to stay focused on first KNOWING about
the quality and credibility of contractors
BEFORE you decide to collaborate…. much less, hire. The recommended mindset.’
The
Breakdown. This obviously
speaks to an incredibly crucial ethic most property owners who’ve been
unceremoniously bamboozled …. skipped. If we recall, in Part Five, nearing the
end of the message, a disabled war veteran was reportedly exploited for $30,000.
The surrounding circumstances strongly implied that the soliciting contractor
represented a ‘veteran-owned’ operation. But what was left out of the
commentary was that this particular ‘pro’ [and his company] were documented
homeowner nightmares. The malicious enterprise was on record as having
scandalized multiple property owners. Yet, not on record as being an existing
business authorized to engage in home improvement activity.
Firming
Up. Irrespective of how
we choose to ‘feel’ about having everything under control, most reports of
homeowners defrauded by contractors they employed to contribute to enhancing
their property observably felt the same way. The fact of the matter is that the
hiring approach that works best isn’t one that’s premised on this sort of
presumptuousness. It’s not based on some sort of ‘inherent’ aptitude for
distinguishing the competence and reliability of one contractor from another.
The contractor hiring approach that works [as broached nearing the conclusion
of Part Five] is when you own a firm mindset to the effect that you prioritize
‘first KNOWING about the quality and credibility of
contractors BEFORE you decide to collaborate.’ It is this approach that’s most
apt to guide your final hiring decision to select the ideal contractor for your
type of assignment.
Reinforcing
the Mindset. We
each have a ‘sense’ of how best to select those in the contracting industry. On
quite a few occasions, all we have to do is locate a ‘pro’ who’s offering the
sort of service we demand. If the offer is appealing enough to fit our budget,
or if their demeanor is such that we're impressed by the ‘smooth talk,’
we're apt to lower our guard. Certainly under either of those 'emotional
bursts' of comfort that just might've been elicited at the sound of the
contractor saying, ‘no problem,’ we might demonstrate our unyielding trust
through releasing huge amounts of cash. If not cash, then perhaps via our
credit cards or Venmo.
However,
in these scenarios, property owners have no ‘good facts’ to ensure that their
emotions aren’t playing tricks on them. Emotions often do. Hiring on the basis
of overwhelming emotional values is obviously among the quickest ways to lose
more than a lot of money. Yet unbeknownst to property owners who are
mesmerized like this, they're often hiring emissaries of ‘doom.’ And so,
under the pretext of having a good feeling about the company
or person, they sign the contract.
Perhaps,
you’re beyond being so impulsive. No doubt that’s a mindset worth having, and
reinforcing through FIRST learning as much as you can via search engines and
other reliable sources to confirm or deny contractors’ professed reputations
serving property owners. Top priority. Period.
Summary. We’ll close with a riveting account about
how some unsuspecting homeowners were manipulated by relying on emotional
values in their final decisions to hire contractor assistance. Please pay very
close attention to the scenarios. Hopefully, you’ll be further self-empowered
against ‘slipping like that:’
https://youtu.be/mKF9-1ZLRxQ
God Bless You, Your Family, And Your Home!
