| One of the biggest problems that two people will | | | | The best advice I could give any homeowner or |
| ever face in a relationship, will be their ability to | | | | contractor with communication is, "Ask as many |
| communicate with the other person effectively. If | | | | questions as possible." Asking good questions is only |
| you think about it, the biggest problems in a marriage | | | | half of good communication skills. The second part is |
| today is communication, not money or anything else. | | | | having good answers to the questions. If either party |
| Good communication skills can save homeowners and | | | | can't answer the questions effectively, you've got a |
| contractors thousands of dollars. If your contractor | | | | communication problem. |
| hands you a one-page contract to build your house, | | | | I've had to refuse to work for certain clients, |
| you could find yourself with a lot of problems during | | | | because they couldn't answer my questions |
| the construction of this project. However, if you're | | | | effectively. I knew that I would have problems with |
| planning on building a new home in your contractor | | | | them eventually, because I have had similar problems |
| has a 75 page building contract, there's a good | | | | in the past. |
| chance that most of the problems that your | | | | I have actually worked for people before that |
| contractor has experienced in the past, could have | | | | couldn't make up their minds and would delay the |
| easily been solved by using their contract. | | | | project for weeks. By the time I was done working |
| There's a good chance that most people wouldn't | | | | on their jobs, I was emotionally and financially |
| hire someone to remodel their bathroom without | | | | distraught. |
| giving them instructions as to what type of toilet, | | | | I'm giving you this information, so that you don't |
| bathtub and flooring they would like to use. Most | | | | make the same mistakes that I did. You can read all |
| contractors and homeowners will communicate as | | | | of the advice that I give you, but if you don't |
| effectively as possible while planning the project to | | | | remember it or put it into action, you're not going to |
| eliminate as many problems as possible before the | | | | benefit from my experiences. |
| project starts. | | | | |