throwawaynj011 t1_j4vdc9j wrote on January 18, 2023 at 3:03 PM

We were fortunate to had purchased a newly renovated, gutted inside and outside home this past August.

By choice we had the entire interior repaired since I hated the color but other than that we only need electrical work to get a Tesla charger into the garage and that's it.

I'm so glad we didn't go the route of purchasing a home just to have it worked on because of these contractor issues. Definitely didn't need the headaches so we were very fortunate.

NewbornXenomorphs t1_j4xz7c6 wrote on January 19, 2023 at 1:12 AM

I’m starting to lean towards this - I don’t want to deal with the headache of finding workers and praying they won’t screw us. It’s tough because we have a lot of cash to be able to afford a modest house up front (roughly $500k) and it would be awesome to not take out a mortgage - but if we’re going to spend ~$200k in renovations then we might as well spend that for a move in ready house.

throwawaynj011 t1_j4y5bvq wrote on January 19, 2023 at 1:56 AM

We were very fortunate since most of the other homes we saw did need some kind of work and whatnot thus we needed to find a contractor as well.

Since the house was gutted in and out and the seller renovated it for more than a year it worked out for us to have a move in ready home.

I feel for those needing a contractor since it's as if you're at their mercy and they can pick and choose the jobs they'll accept. Good luck and best wishes.