All Forum Posts by: Russell Cazeault

@Justin Self

If you want tenants to take care of your property, you have to show that you care about it as well.

Cracks get bigger over time. I would fix it

@Pat L.

Thanks for that link... I might get one for the kids video game console.

@Duncan Banks

I wouldn’t do the Cape - it’s too short of a season.

Most of the demand is July and first half of August.

Barnstable now has a 14.5 % short term rental tax and I believe some other towns are following suit.

Seen a lot of people try it for a year and throw in the towel.

@Janette Nason

How much does Cozy charge the tenants to make a payment ?

@Eli Sorey

The weather..... not able to install roofs in the rain. We fall behind schedule and customers get impatient when it’s beyond our control

Also - we ask if its a primary residence so we can make sure to get the mailing address since they don't live at the property. 

@Jackson Sandland

Could be for a number of reasons, depending upon the type and scope of work being done.

Being on the Cape, second homeowners often rent out and want work completed before Memorial Day

I would just ask him why he asked that question.

@Gregory Schwartz

The $ 17k seems realistic. Ask to see some of the jobs they done with a similar scope of work.

Sometimes if contractors aren’t interested in a job or are overly busy they throw out a high price rather than tell people they are aren’t really interested

@Gregory Schwartz

I would be afraid that Hardie might break on the radius portion

Also Hardie creates silica dust which OSHA now has regulations on how to deal with

@Ray Loveless

As a roofer we typically get 33% with a signed contract. This helps weed out the tire kickers and avoid deadbeats. I could see 50 % for a trade where material costs comprise more than half - like solar or where special order or custom such as kitchens.

Painting however is different - most of the cost is in the labor.

Get another price if he’s not willing to back down from the 50% deposit.

Also consider using someone who is covered by a liability and workers comp policy