{"id":64,"date":"2011-07-07T16:21:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T22:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iscaper.com\/blog\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2015-03-10T09:34:10","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T15:34:10","slug":"nighmare-contractor-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iscaper.com\/blog\/nighmare-contractor-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Nighmare Contractor Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Fat<\/a>Do you have a nightmare contractor story you would like to share? I would love to hear it. Leave your story in the comment section below or submit your story via email on the Contact Us<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

It seems that almost every week I hear another nightmare contractor story from clients. The “best” story lately was from homeowners who hired a landscape contractor to work on their yard. The contractor convinced them to pay the bid amount up front and promised them the job would be done in two weeks. After receiving the full bid amount from the homeowners, the contractor walked with their money and did none of the work. At that point the homeowners contacted the BBB (Better Business Bureau) and the State Division of Professional Licensing only to find that the contractor had numerous complaints and no contractor’s license. When I asked them why they hadn’t taken legal action they said that they felt embarrassed by their mistake and fearful what the contractor would do if they brought legal actions. They lost thousands of dollars in this exchange. I felt bad for these homeowners and this is a heartbreaking story, but there are a number of things that they did wrong in their interaction with what I would call a “dirtbag” contractor. Contractors like this reflect on all of us in the industry and it upsets me that someone like this would take advantage of hard working honest people.<\/p>\n

When dealing with contractors let me offer you a few tips:<\/p>\n