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Our issue has been fighting with the mortgage company to get the funds released for the work completed. THOSE are the slimeballs that I would like to have a few words with face to face. It feels like we got penalized for having insurance.

Nowhere near the same situation, we are finalizing our first home purchase though. We're able to close last week, but have been waiting on lender and builder to figure their shite out. Keep having to push back appointments and deliveries due to these fricks.

Lender has been the worst though, no accountability, unreal promises and timelines that couldn't have possibly occurred even if they were on their game. Glad for this headache to be over soon

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Posted by madamsquirrel

The big somewhere out there

Member since Jul 2009

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Posted on 3/1/17 at 8:28 am to Jim Rockford

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has a gutted house. Trying to decide whether to sell or restore it. She thinks it will happen again because of the unchecked development all over the area. I am tending to agree. The northshore event was not entirely a manmade disaster, but it had a large manmade component. What used to be a beautiful area is turning into a trashy suburb that's prone to flooding, thanks to greed and corruption.

I have pretty much decided to sell but will take a huge loss and there is literally nothing out there to buy.

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Posted by statman34

Member since Feb 2011

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Posted on 3/1/17 at 8:52 am to whit

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I've done a few restoration jobs since the flood. I'm wrapping up a few now. Once I'm done wrapping these up I'm not doing anymore Every contractor I know is doing the same thing. It's not worth it at all.

I understand what you are saying from a contractor's perspective. But trust me, speaking as a homeowner that flooded, I don't want to HAVE to hire another contractor in my lifetime. I have learned to do a lot of the work myself because even the ones that stuck around did shitty work and didn't finish the job they were paid to do. I am almost certain I would rather do everything myself that I can do to simply not deal with someone who doesn't want to help me because it is not profitable to do so in the midst of such a disaster.

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Posted by whit

Baton Rouge

Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 3/1/17 at 9:31 am to statman34

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I would rather do everything myself that I can do to simply not deal with someone who doesn't want to help me because it is not profitable to do so in the midst of such a disaster.

I hear ya. It's been very profitable for us. What's been hard for us is getting everything done in a timely manner. We truly found out who are good subs were. Our quality of work is great(I always make sure of that) but the time it took to get done was ridiculous. Since the flood I have a new framer, trim carpenter, flooring company and lumber supplier.

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