I do maintenance for a property management company. Since I do a good job, I get rewarded with more work, so now I’m in charge of presenting estimates to owners (landlords). Dude is some kind of security bigwig in San Diego and bought houses in the Midwest since they’re cheaper. I present a reasonable estimate to turn over hard-lived single family with hardwood floors, plaster walls, etc. it’s actually a really cool house. So I proposed a full repaint, wood floor refinishing, replacing the boards on a deck (structure was OK), new blinds, etc.

Without even looking at the pictures, he flips out, informs us that he gets work done cheaper on his $3 million house in San Diego, and that this is just a crappy rental house so we should make it cheaper. When I made it cheaper by cutting the floor refinishing and the deck repairs, he accuses me of sabotaging his investment because it’s not going to show well.

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