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Marci Stein
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Another contractor rip off ?

Marci Stein
  • Rental Property Investor
  • New York, NY
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How much would you pay for 

13 hours of spackling and sanding 

the Sheetrock ? 

I’m in upstate New York . 

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Matthew Irish-Jones
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  • Buffalo, NY
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Matthew Irish-Jones
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@Marci Stein.

This has probably happened to everyone on this site.

Couple things to do in the future that can help you avoid this.

1) no up front bid = no work

2) collect a W-9 up front

3) check insurance up front

These three things will help weed out poor contractors

  • Matthew Irish-Jones
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