This is Part 3 of a three-part guide on Rebuilding After the California Wildfires. You can jump to Part 1: How To Avoid Scams and Find a Trustworthy Contractor or Part 2: First Steps in Your Insurance Claim Following damage to a home, the insurance company will dispatch insurance adjusters who will come and survey the property and interview the homeowner … [Read more...]
How to Compare Bids and Choose the Right Contractor
The industry standard for hiring a contractor is to get at least three bids before making a decision. No one wants to be overcharged for the same results, so you’d naturally eliminate outliers that are excessively high. On the other hand, an estimate that’s much lower than the other two should raise some red flags about the quality of the contractor. But is getting three … [Read more...]