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Couple wants money back after a shoddy landscaping job
Question: We hired a contractor to redesign our backyard landscaping for our Cave Creek home. The cost would be $44,000, and we paid the $22,000 initial payment. This contractor did poor work from the beginning, including the severing of our watering system when we were gone for the weekend, which flooded our garage. The contractor now…
Read MoreDoes a college degree matter for Realtors in Arizona?
Question: Why are you always picking on Realtors in Arizona because they aren’t required to be college graduates? You don’t have to have a college education to be successful in real estate or any other business. Look at Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, who both dropped out of college. Answer: First, Realtors want and deserve to be…
Read MoreCan you make a neighbor help pay for a new fence?
Question: In a recent Q&A, you said if the wooden fence with your neighbor needed replacement, your neighbor would not need to share the extra cost of an upgraded fence, even if the upgraded fence would improve the value of your neighbor’s home. We live in Show Low in the summers, and recently asked our neighbors…
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