A Home Remodeling Disaster: Don’t Let It Happen to You

EPISODE 52: Jody Costello was eager to start a two-story addition on her 1940s home that would include an owner’s suite and upper deck. But she quickly learned hiring the wrong contractor for the job can be a costly mistake. A leaky roof, shoddy work, surging costs, and a constantly MIA contractor eventually resulted in a lawsuit and a three-year battle to try to recoup costs and get her project completed. Costello is now the creator of the website “Contractors From Hell,” where she helps homeowners remodel smart. Listen to her story and tips so that you never have to face a home remodeling nightmare, like she once did.

Learn more about Jody Costello:

https://www.housingmuse.com/guests/jody-costello/

Contractors From Hell website (download her “7 Mistakes Homeowners Make That Lead to Disasters”):

https://contractorsfromhell.com

Listen to more episodes of The Housing Muse:

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