Slow progress

Expecting to hear
Two days but waited a week
Banks respond slowly

Paperwork glory
Whole financial history
They want my life story

Crawford, Reynold and I
In the office two hours
Signing paperwork

Inspection to do
Unforeseen broken items
Need to visit house

Electrical guy / Plumbing and flooring / Drywall and AC
Out to give an estimate
Need to visit house

Solo Contractor
Home Depot sent out for all
Need to visit house

Septic inspection
Drain field fails needs replacement
Written on wrong forms

Paperwork needed- Tax history, bank statements, copies of checks, signed disclosures, paychecks, copy of an escrow check, even sometimes when I thought something was done I had to do it again. Repairs needing done- AC unit needs to be replaced, drywall in garage, flooring in garage, minor plumbing issues, new electrical panel, garage lighting, fan in the living room, installing a new vanity in the master bath.

It doesnt matter much who it is. If you need a response tomorrow and they tell you they will get you a response tomorrow you will probably not get a response for a week. This was the case with Home Depot, Lowes, and the Septic Company. I was all over Home Depot and Lowes every day, but maybe times my contact would be out or they would need to call me back or they dont have the information yet. For real, there was one uy I called who was on lunch so frequently when I called, didnt matter what time of day. 5pm? Lunch. Noon? Lunch. 2pm? Lunch.

From the time I started the process with them to the time I got completed quotes it was probably 5 weeks. 5 weeks of calling every other day, constantly out to the house (25 minute drive), trying to get the whole thing completed. I met 7 contractors to get 2 complete estimates. My septic inspection was on the wrong forms, my estimate was 5 days later than I was told. My tax paperwork was rejected from the IRS. Executed contract just barely hit the tax cutoff date (it took the bank about 2 weeks to sign and send it back).