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ParticipantI wasn’t going to put this information on Piggington b/c he’s not a contractor and I wanted to keep him all for myself 😉 But I’m going to share it so that others may benefit from his service. Antonio Fletes 619-462-1109. He is here legally living in Spring Valley and knows how to do a LOT of different things. Only charges $150 a day and earns every penny. Older guy, but do not be fooled. He works hard and kicks ass.
We are putting in our patio. He helped clear and dig up the yard and set the forms. We had a little surprise when removing the planter which butted up against the house, which oddly and unbeknownst to us apparently somehow was propping up the wall of the house. Also, as we were removing the dirt, we uncovered the sewer drain had a huge hole in it, covered by a brick. God only knows how long it was like that. He fixed that. He set forms and cemented supporting walls.
We had some cracks in the stucco and we asked if he could fix it. He showed us photos of his work. While removing the stucco, we had rotted, termited wood. Had to have been 20 years of damage. He replaced all the bad wood. The guy is great and I feel really lucky I came upon him. He knows his shit and doesn’t mess around.
All I wanted was a patio and uncovered a can of worms. It could have been much more costly. This guy saved us a lot of money and headaches down the road. Not only is he a good, hard worker, but honest and very respectful and appreciative.
ParticipantI wasn’t going to put this information on Piggington b/c he’s not a contractor and I wanted to keep him all for myself 😉 But I’m going to share it so that others may benefit from his service. Antonio Fletes 619-462-1109. He is here legally living in Spring Valley and knows how to do a LOT of different things. Only charges $150 a day and earns every penny. Older guy, but do not be fooled. He works hard and kicks ass.
We are putting in our patio. He helped clear and dig up the yard and set the forms. We had a little surprise when removing the planter which butted up against the house, which oddly and unbeknownst to us apparently somehow was propping up the wall of the house. Also, as we were removing the dirt, we uncovered the sewer drain had a huge hole in it, covered by a brick. God only knows how long it was like that. He fixed that. He set forms and cemented supporting walls.
We had some cracks in the stucco and we asked if he could fix it. He showed us photos of his work. While removing the stucco, we had rotted, termited wood. Had to have been 20 years of damage. He replaced all the bad wood. The guy is great and I feel really lucky I came upon him. He knows his shit and doesn’t mess around.
All I wanted was a patio and uncovered a can of worms. It could have been much more costly. This guy saved us a lot of money and headaches down the road. Not only is he a good, hard worker, but honest and very respectful and appreciative.
Participant[quote=beanmaestro]You could always get a friend to bid at 15% below ask the week before you offer 10% below ask. One of my friends is a permabear, and gets his giggles by making ~25% off bids.
And for what it’s worth, we got our first choice house offering 7% under ask. The sellers countered halfway, and we said, no, our first bid was a firm offer. Their agent called us back to accept a half-hour later.[/quote]
x2. I unwittingly and unknowingly helped many over the years w/my lowball offers on places I wanted to get. Made the other lower offers look good.Participant[quote=beanmaestro]You could always get a friend to bid at 15% below ask the week before you offer 10% below ask. One of my friends is a permabear, and gets his giggles by making ~25% off bids.
And for what it’s worth, we got our first choice house offering 7% under ask. The sellers countered halfway, and we said, no, our first bid was a firm offer. Their agent called us back to accept a half-hour later.[/quote]
x2. I unwittingly and unknowingly helped many over the years w/my lowball offers on places I wanted to get. Made the other lower offers look good.Participant[quote=beanmaestro]You could always get a friend to bid at 15% below ask the week before you offer 10% below ask. One of my friends is a permabear, and gets his giggles by making ~25% off bids.
And for what it’s worth, we got our first choice house offering 7% under ask. The sellers countered halfway, and we said, no, our first bid was a firm offer. Their agent called us back to accept a half-hour later.[/quote]
x2. I unwittingly and unknowingly helped many over the years w/my lowball offers on places I wanted to get. Made the other lower offers look good.Participant[quote=beanmaestro]You could always get a friend to bid at 15% below ask the week before you offer 10% below ask. One of my friends is a permabear, and gets his giggles by making ~25% off bids.
And for what it’s worth, we got our first choice house offering 7% under ask. The sellers countered halfway, and we said, no, our first bid was a firm offer. Their agent called us back to accept a half-hour later.[/quote]
x2. I unwittingly and unknowingly helped many over the years w/my lowball offers on places I wanted to get. Made the other lower offers look good.Participant[quote=beanmaestro]You could always get a friend to bid at 15% below ask the week before you offer 10% below ask. One of my friends is a permabear, and gets his giggles by making ~25% off bids.
And for what it’s worth, we got our first choice house offering 7% under ask. The sellers countered halfway, and we said, no, our first bid was a firm offer. Their agent called us back to accept a half-hour later.[/quote]
x2. I unwittingly and unknowingly helped many over the years w/my lowball offers on places I wanted to get. Made the other lower offers look good.ParticipantThe offer I made on the house I purchased was about 8% below their asking. It was bank owned and had been on and off the market for something like two years when they were trying to short sell. They accepted my offer. How long has this place you are interested in been on the market? They are more inclined to accept a lowball offer if it’s been on the market for a while. Even if they’ve reduced recently. 10% is not unreasonable. However, 10% on a higher priced property is more acceptable than, say, 10% reduction on a lower priced condo. I say it’s worth a try. But as mentioned, be prepared that if they reject it, they may not be inclined to counter or consider other offers. It can be emotional.
ParticipantThe offer I made on the house I purchased was about 8% below their asking. It was bank owned and had been on and off the market for something like two years when they were trying to short sell. They accepted my offer. How long has this place you are interested in been on the market? They are more inclined to accept a lowball offer if it’s been on the market for a while. Even if they’ve reduced recently. 10% is not unreasonable. However, 10% on a higher priced property is more acceptable than, say, 10% reduction on a lower priced condo. I say it’s worth a try. But as mentioned, be prepared that if they reject it, they may not be inclined to counter or consider other offers. It can be emotional.
ParticipantThe offer I made on the house I purchased was about 8% below their asking. It was bank owned and had been on and off the market for something like two years when they were trying to short sell. They accepted my offer. How long has this place you are interested in been on the market? They are more inclined to accept a lowball offer if it’s been on the market for a while. Even if they’ve reduced recently. 10% is not unreasonable. However, 10% on a higher priced property is more acceptable than, say, 10% reduction on a lower priced condo. I say it’s worth a try. But as mentioned, be prepared that if they reject it, they may not be inclined to counter or consider other offers. It can be emotional.
ParticipantThe offer I made on the house I purchased was about 8% below their asking. It was bank owned and had been on and off the market for something like two years when they were trying to short sell. They accepted my offer. How long has this place you are interested in been on the market? They are more inclined to accept a lowball offer if it’s been on the market for a while. Even if they’ve reduced recently. 10% is not unreasonable. However, 10% on a higher priced property is more acceptable than, say, 10% reduction on a lower priced condo. I say it’s worth a try. But as mentioned, be prepared that if they reject it, they may not be inclined to counter or consider other offers. It can be emotional.
ParticipantThe offer I made on the house I purchased was about 8% below their asking. It was bank owned and had been on and off the market for something like two years when they were trying to short sell. They accepted my offer. How long has this place you are interested in been on the market? They are more inclined to accept a lowball offer if it’s been on the market for a while. Even if they’ve reduced recently. 10% is not unreasonable. However, 10% on a higher priced property is more acceptable than, say, 10% reduction on a lower priced condo. I say it’s worth a try. But as mentioned, be prepared that if they reject it, they may not be inclined to counter or consider other offers. It can be emotional.
ParticipantI have no idea on price, but since Cesar does tile, have you tried to give him a call to see if he can do it and/or get an estimate? If he doesn’t do it himself, he probably knows people that do it. I would at least get a quote.
We took out our on tile in our kitchen and took out the hardiebacker. It was not fun at all. Luckily, not a lot of it. Let us know how it goes.
ParticipantI have no idea on price, but since Cesar does tile, have you tried to give him a call to see if he can do it and/or get an estimate? If he doesn’t do it himself, he probably knows people that do it. I would at least get a quote.
We took out our on tile in our kitchen and took out the hardiebacker. It was not fun at all. Luckily, not a lot of it. Let us know how it goes.
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