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How to Hire a Contractor: The Essential Tool Every Homeowner Needs dispels popular myths and educates homeowners concerning bad advice every homeowner should avoid and provides proven methods to save time, avoid stress, and save thousands! Understand how good contractors think (and bad ones too). Follow laugh-out-loud stories and true accounts through the lens of a good contractor. Take a real-life look and journey into the residential remodeling-repair industry and explore real-life scenarios that are both entertaining and educational. You'll learn: How to find and approach a good contractor How to evaluate estimates and proposals What a good contractor does Valuable information and terminologies every homeowner needs to know How to get the most from your good contractor, and so much more! Walker Stripling takes a comical (yet truthful) look at the many different stereotypes and styles of contractors, including The Smooth Talker, Ol' Timer, Highroller, and others. Explore 175-pages of valuable information on how-to go about finding, choosing, and working with a good contractor. Packed with the essentials on what to-do, and what not-to-do, when it comes to making the right decision for you and your home--How to Hire a Contractor(tm) is The Essential Tool Every Homeowner Needs(tm)! Know the benefits of having your own good contractor! Understand the proven ways to go-about establishing a profitable relationship with a good contractor who can save you a lot of headache, and money! Learn the real differences between contractors and subcontractors, and how they are viewed from within the industry Know the characteristics of good contractors and what they do Understand what to look for as you evaluate estimates and proposals Learn the Red Flags to avoid Understand terminologies as seen from within th