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On 2018-01-23, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com <hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote:

> On Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 4:30:36 PM UTC-5, ma...@mail.com wrote:
>
>> I am presently arguing with my sister, who asked me to recommend a
>> builder. I emphasised, "Before you start, show him what is wanted,
>> and get a _definate_ price." Now she complains that the man rooked
>> her, but he only quoted a vague price. After a lifetime of dealing
>> with builders, I know that the exact price is the only way to go. 
>
> If I ever have to get another house, if at all possible I will buy
> existing construction rather than new construction.  Everyone I know
> who bought a new house from a developer had lots of problems needing
> fixes and the builders--even established good ones--took their time
> fixing them, if ever.  Some established builders ended up going
> bankrupt, and the buyer had to finish fixes on their own (some
> buyers who put down deposits lost them.)

Twenty years ago we went through the "leaky condo" scandal.
Cost-cutting developers, thinking they were in southern California,
left out frills like eaves.  Many people got stuck with 5-digit
repair bills replacing rotted structures - or had to tear the
whole thing down and start over.

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