Fred from Coastline came by tonight. His bid was 375K. It was the lowest (8K lower than Herman), and his included hardwood floors, the windows, and the kitchen cabinets. The only problem was that his bid was NOT line-itemed... which kinda worries me. But he says he wants this job... he wants to have three jobs in this neighborhood, to showcase his work.
So... given Lowe's outrageous bid (nowhere near his earlier "ballpark") and Herman's no-look bid, I'm thinking that this out-of-town, last bidded, last resort contractor may be the one.
After he left, we went down to the corner to talk to Gloria and Ray, who are finishing up with Coastline now. They're thrilled with his work: ahead of schedule with no extra costs. We also went around the block to check another job. They, too, are big fans. They only had an extra room added, but they said that if they were to ever go up for a second story, Coastline would be their pick.
So we think Coastline's the one.
The only question now is how to pay for it. We've got around 230K... and a work project that I'm wrapping up will give us an addition 35K (after taxes). That's 265... you figure we'll need at least 20 for appliances, tile, granite, etc.... so we're back down to 245. Dad had mentioned Friday possible assistance (and on Saturday had mentioned a number: 120K)... Looks like we may need to take him up on the offer. Lisa would like to put his name on the property, but I'm not sure if that's a good thing for him or not. Either way, it's going to be tight.
About as tight as my chest... but tonight, I think I'll do some rum instead of the sublingual.
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