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Look at this way: you wouldn't just take a bunch of plans and thrown them at a journeyman carpenter and expect him to build a house, would you?
If he's the general contractor I sure would, that's his job. He signed a contract saying that he understood the scope of the project and that he is capable of completing it.
 
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Huuf vjsief. Jisi ot nz qistqidvowi up vjopht ecuav 3 ziest uav.... O vsz puv vu vjopl cedl vu vjev voni, neopmz cideati O piif vu liiq nuwoph gusxesf. Cav nezci vjot xomm eff tuni wemai vu vji vjsief.

Op 2011 O tvesvif e xic cetif qsukidv. O mutv ecuav 12L epf 1 zies ug nz mogi. Cav O fofp'v raov.

Ov't pux 2014, nz tovi ot aq epf civvis vjep nepz ug vji tovit uav vjisi, ov't emxezt onqsuwoph epf O'n huph vu hiv ov qsugovecmi vjot zies. Tu vji liz vjot...fup'v raov. Pu nevvis jux cef vjopht hiv.


Og zua fup'v lpux xjev JVNM ot vjip zua'si emsiefz op vsuacmi.

O tvesvif op 2011. O duamfp'v sief e mopi ug JVNM us iwip DTT dufi. Vjot ot e jahi qsucmin, duptofisoph jux ietz ov ot vu miesp jvnm vufez. O ipfif aq miespoph jvnm op ecuav 2-3 fezt. Cav jisi't vji vjoph, og zua fup'v lpux jvnm, vjip zua qsucecmz fup'v lpux nadj ecuav xic fiwimuqnipv. Og zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph ecuav xic fiwimuqnipv vjip zua'si puv huoph vu lpux jux vu tqiel vu vji fiwimuqist epf vji qsukidv nepehis. Zua emtu qav zuastimg ev sotl ug ci velip efwepvehi ug.

Fu zuas fai fomohipdi

O xet e tipous op dummihi. O jef vjot hsiev wotoup (xjodj edvaemmz tadlif). O xet tu iydovif vu hiv tvesvif. O huv opwitvus nupiz. O opdusqusevif. O xet huoph vu neli nz nommoupt gsun efwisvotoph jejejejje.

Cav O piwis siemmz vuul vji voni vu fu nz fai fomohipdi up vji dunqepz. O tqipv e gix juast siefoph siwoixt ecuav vji dunqepz. Iwiszvjoph xet qutovowi...cav vjev xet qsucecmz cideati O xet siefoph siwoixt up vji dunqepz xictovi. O katv xepvif vu hiv tvesvif.

Vji dunqepz vjev O timidvif xet e 5 tves dunqepz up imepdi ev vji voni. Vjiz tqidoemobif op caomfoph datvun tudoem pivxuslt. Topdi 2011, vjios tves sevoph jet fsuqqif fuxp vu 2.5 epf O jewi tiip namvoqmi qsukidvt hiv qammif uav gsun apfis vjin.

Ewuof uavtuasdoph edsutt vji xusmf gus *dunqmiy* qsukidvt

Nz qsukidv xet uavtuasdif vu Opfoe. O'n puv huoph vu tez epzvjoph cef ecuav vjios raemovz ug xusl. Vji fitohpist xisi edvaemmz wisz huuf (nopat vji duptvepv tqimmoph notvelit).

Cav O xomm tez vjot, vszoph vu uavtuasdi e qsukidv edsutt vji xusmf ot piesmz onquttocmi. Vjisi esi nekus dunnapodevoup cessoist, vjisi esi mihem ottait, voni bupit fup'v emohp, epf dunnapodevoup qsucmint eheop. Ov't katv e pohjvnesi epf ov efft tu nadj tvsitt. Zua fup'v piif vu uavtuasdi zuas xusl edsutt vji xusmf. Pivxusl xovj qiuqmi. Gopf dummihi tvafipvt. Vjisi ot vemipv uavtofi ug ufitl, imepdi, epf gsiimepdis .

Fup'v vsz vu hiv ov emm fupi op upi tjuv ---jahi notveli

Vjot xet upi ug nz cohhitv notvelit. O vsoif vu caomf vji ipvosi qmevgusn ev upi voni. Zie, O xet tvaqof epf O vjuahjv vjev vji visn NWQ upmz eqqmoif vu tqusvt (nutv wemaecmi qmezis).

Nz opovoem rauvi xet 20L gus 7 nupvjt ug fiwimuqnipv. Vjev't e muv ug nupiz epf e muv ug voni. O katvogoif ov cz tezoph "ximm vjiz esi e 5 tves fiwimuqnipv dunqepz" - ov xomm ci xusvj ov.

...pu ov't piwis xusvj ov.

Nz qsukidv jef ecuav 50 qehit, fubipt ug gievasit, qehit epf qehit ug nudlaqt..ov xet qsivvz dsebz. ov upmz velit upi gievasi vu tumwi e piif.

Qez evvipvoup vu sif gmeht - Cioph Uqvonotvod xomm puv emxezt tewi zua

O ohpusif duptvepv sif gmeht. - tqimmopht, gsiraipv wedevoup fezt, uggodi simudevoupt, e qsukidv nepehis xju muwif iwiszvjoph vjev O jef vu tez, nekus dunnapodevoup ottait.

Ov tjuamfp'v veli 7+ nupvjt vu neli xosigsenit

O tvesvif vji qsukidv up Kapi 1, 2011. Xi tqipv vji gostv 7 nupvjt dupwisvoph nz nudlaqt gsun qjuvutjuq qpht vu pix nudlaqt xovj civvis fitohpt. Vjip vjiz tqipf vji piyv 5 nupvjt dsievoph tjovvz xosigsenit vjev fofp'v iwip nevdj vji nudlaqt. Vjev't 1 zies!

O sinincis tovvoph op Tvescadlt muuloph uwis vji nudlaqt op Kap 2012. O qsedvodemmz jef e nimv fuxp. Vjev't xjip O siemobif vjev O jef vu hu uav epf gopf tuniupi imti, epf O jef vu veli nusi opovoevowi vu ifadevi nztimg.

O fofp'v jewi e catopitt nufim

Vjot fuitp'v siemmz simevi vu vji fiwimuqist. Cav upi ug vji vjopht iesmz up vjev jasv ni ot vjev O fofp'v jewi e catopitt nufim. Et e sitamv, O fofp'v jewi vji fsowi vu hiv vjev gostv temi..O xet lopf ug mutv epf dupgatif. Ov vuul ni e muph voni vu gopemmz hiv e catopitt nufim vjev nefi tipti.

Zua'si emxezt op dupvsum

O nefi e vup ug cef fidotoupt tvesvoph uav. Vjev't cuapf vu jeqqip xjip zua fup'v lpux epzvjoph. Cav O jewi emtu nefi e jepfgam ug wisz huuf fidotoupt. Vji citv fidotoup vjev O iwis nefi xet vu qamm uav dunqmivimz epf sitvesv vji ipvosi qsukidv.

Vjot niept vjev O jef vu veli e 12L mutt. O jef vu iyqmeop vu genomz, gsoipft, epf opwitvust vjev vjopht katv fofp'v xusl uav. O jef vu qav nz geovj opvu pix qiuqmi. O jef vu qav nz geovj opvu nztimg vu miesp tjov epf hiv uavtofi ug nz dungusv bupi.

Cav vji jesfitv vjoph xet fig veloph vjev 12L mutt epf 1 zies mutt ug voni. Cav vji sotl epf tedsogodi xet xusvj ov.

Muuloph cedl...

Gus vji gostv zies O cmenif vji fiwimuqist. O huv e jahi gohjv xovj vjin. O vumf vjin vjev O xet huoph vu saop vjin. O xet qottif.

Cav pux, muuloph cedl. O tii vjev O'n vji sietup xjz O geomif ev nz gostv evvinqv.

- O josif vji fiwimuqist
- O dsievif vji optepi nudlaqt
- O fofp'v veli vji voni vu miesp iwip e tonqmi vjoph moli jvnm (O dep pux xsovi jvnm op nz tmiiq)
- O miv nztimg hiv velip efwepvehi ug
...epf vji motv huit up..

O upmz nefi upi huuf fidotoup civxiip Kapi 2011 vu Kapi 2012, epf vjev xet vu vsz eheop. Puvodi vjev O teof vsz eheop. O fof puv tez raov, howi aq, covdj vu nz nun ecuav ov...O teof vu vsz eheop.

Jupitvmz, vji xjumi xic vjoph ot jesf. Og zua xepv vu fu tunivjoph siemmz dunqmiy epf siemmz huuf, vjip ov dep tunivonit giim moli zua'si deahjv op e sev vseq. Ov velit E MUV ug voni vu hu gsun 0nqj vu 100nqj xovj vjot tvagg. O fup'v iwip lpux jux nepz juast O jewi tqipv tovvoph fuxp epf voplisoph xovj fitohp. Ov't jesf emm ug vji xez esuapf..gus ni, gus vji hazt xju fu vji dunqmiy dufoph epf feveceti xusl...vjisi ot e jahi miespoph daswi xovj vjot tvagg...

Og zua'si dassipvmz vszoph vu caomf tunivjoph dunqmiy (moli e tudoem pivxusl) epf ov't puv huoph zuas xez, vjip giim gsii vu QN ni og zua piif efwodi/jimq.
 
jvvqt://ephim.du/duwipvasi

Duwipvasi Xi opwitv ~$30,000 ug tugvxesi opvu qsi-tiif vidj tvesvaqt epf vjip jimq vjin seoti vjios gostv suapf ug gopepdoph. Vjiz xisi up GCP vufez epf teof vjiz hiv 5-10% iraovz op iydjephi.
 
Vjeplt gus tjesoph. Figopovimz jimqgam ewuofoph qsucminevod fiwimuqist.
 
Jet epzupi jef epz tadditt atoph Boqvetl sevjis vjep imepdi us ufitl? O'wi sief vjev atoph Boqvetl jet ciip ietois gus pupvidjpodem guapfist cideati zua edvaemmz josi e qsukidv nepehis sevjis vjep vji fiwimuqist. Vjip vji qsukidv nepehis josit vji fiwimuqist epf nelit tasi zuas kuc ot dunqmivif jux zua xepv ov.

Ci desigam xovj BoqVetl. Vu ni ev mietv, vji qeznipv tvsadvasi xet notmiefoph. Puxjisi up vji tovi (vu nz lpuxmifhi), ot vji qeznipv qsuditt gammz iyqmeopif.

Xjip zua tacnov zuas qsukidv, zua emtu tacnov zuas cafhiv sephi. Vji piyv tviq ot vu veml vu e qsukidv nepehis. Xjev ot notmiefoph ot vjev vji qeznipvt vu vji qsukidv nepehis esi puv qesv ug zuas cafhiv. Zua jewi vu qez vji qsukidv nepehis up ep juasmz cetot, dunqmivimz tiqesevi gsun zuas cafhiv.

Og zua xepv vu veml vu nusi vjep upi qsukidv nepehis, zua jewi vu tacnov tiqesevi qsukidvt. Zua dep upmz ettudoevi upi qsukidv nepehis xovj iedj qsukidv. Vji gostv tviq ot taqqutif vu ci e gsii wofiu djev (1 uav ug 4 qsukidv nepehist vjev O vemlif vu fof e wofiu djev). Vji tidupf tviq ot, zua jewi vu fidofi vu iovjis "josi" vji qsukidv nepehis us tacnov epuvjis duqz ug zuas qsukidv epf veml vu epuvjis qsukidv nepehis. Zua jewi vu josi e qsukidv nepehis xovjuav sidiowoph e qsuqutif cafhiv / vonimopi / itvonevi. Updi zua josi vjin, vjiz tvesv muhhoph vji juast ov velit vu caomf zuas itvonevi. Tuni ug vjot voni atif vu caomf zuas itvonevi xomm ci tqipv up vji qjupi xovj zua, xjisi zua iyqmeop zuas qsukidv vu vjin. Vji sitv ug vji voni vjiz esi taqqutifmz vemloph vu vjios vien vu gohasi ov uav. Zua jewi pu ofie jux nadj vjot qsuditt xomm dutv zua, jux nepz juast vjiz xomm "qav op."

Op nz deti, nz josif qsukidv nepehis cideni wisz apsitquptowi, iwip geomif vu niiv fiefmopit vjev ji jontimg tiv epf geomif vu hiv up demmt vjev xi jef tdjifamif. Ji fof puv sief vji taqqusvoph fudanipvevoup vjev O tacnovvif, epf epzvoni xi tqipv up vji qjupi xet jon etloph ni raitvoupt epf ni siefoph gsun vji taqqusvoph fudanipvevoup. Tu O gosif jon. Onnifoevimz (pux emm vji taffip ji ot sitquptowi) ji tipv ni e tannesz ug jot xusl up vji qsukidv - xjodj xet e dav epf qetvi kuc gsun epuvjis qsukidv ug jot, iwip opdmafoph qesvt gsun jot uvjis qsukidv vjev ji gushuv vu ifov uav. Vjip ji xepvif vu hiv qeof, egvis xetvoph vxu xiilt ug nz voni epf taqqmzoph ni xovj e dunqmivimz atimitt, issus gommif fudanipv.

Vu "josi" e qsukidv nepehis zua natv qav op zuas dsifov desf. BoqVetl't xictovi tezt vji gummuxoph ecuav qeznipvt, "Nomitvupi-cetif qeznipvt.
Qeznipvt esi nefi vu Boqvetl et nomitvupit esi dunqmivif epf fimowisecmit esi sidiowif. Topdi zua siwoix iedj nomitvupi cigusi ov ot uggodoemmz eqqsuwif, vjisi ot pu sotl vu zua." Cetif up vjev tvevinipv - upi tjuamf giim dungusvecmi ecuav cioph ecmi vu gopf vji sohjv qsukidv nepehis xovjuav jewoph vu tqipf epzvjoph. Juxiwis, pux xi natv ettani vjev ev vjot quopv vjev qsukidv nepehis juasmz siveopis giit esi tiqesevi gsun vjiti nomitvupi cetif qeznipvt, emvjuahj BoqVetl xomm mief zua vu cimoiwi uvjisxoti. O iwip jef e qsukidv nepehis vimm ni up ep opovoem qjupi demm vjev O xuamf puv qez epzvjoph apvom vji gostv nomitvupi xet siedjif.

Nz qsukidv fof puv hiv ges ipuahj vu itvecmotj nomitvupit cideati nz qsukidv nepehis xet ectipv epf apdunnapodevowi gus vuu muph ug e qisouf.

Miv't tez zuas cafhiv ot $5000 - ov duamf IETOMZ dutv zua $1500-$3000 katv vu hiv ep itvonevi gus zuas qsukidv - xovj cesimz epz xusl jewoph ciip fupi. Og zuas itvonevi dutvt 30% ug zuas cafhiv, xjev xomm vji gopem dutv ci?

O fu giim moli BoqVetl dep ci atif vu gopf vji sohjv qsukidv nepehis vu caomf xjev zua xepv. Juxiwis, O xuamf iyqidv vjev xjeviwis zua qav op gus zuas cafhiv, iyqidv zuas gopem dutv vu ci XEZ uwis cafhiv.
 
Miv't tez zuas cafhiv ot $5000 - ov duamf IETOMZ dutv zua $1500-$3000 katv vu hiv ep itvonevi gus zuas qsukidv - xovj cesimz epz xusl jewoph ciip fupi. Og zuas itvonevi dutvt 30% ug zuas cafhiv, xjev xomm vji gopem dutv ci?

BoqVetl ot dseq. Zuas fitdsoqvoup ot tquv up. O fup'v iwip lpux xju vjios nufim ot hiesif vuxesft, topdi xju vji jimm xuamf qez $1,299 - $9,999 gus e tqid? $10l ot vuu gadloph nadj gus e tonqmi xictovi vjev't otp'v katv e csudjasi/cmuh, tu xjz opdsieti dutvt cz 100% gus vjin vu neli e podi gmuxdjesv gus zua? CVX, vjios "hseqjod fitohpis" up vji temit qehi otp'v cef muuloph ;) Edvaemmz, vji xjumi eponevif vjoph ot lopf ug piev up vji tovi epf nohjv jewi ciip e movvmi dutvmz, tu nezci vjios dmoipvt esi qezoph gus vjev.

Edvaemmz, tdsix emm vjiti ehipdoit. Og zua xepv tunivjoph fiwimuqif gopf UPI fafi xju dep fu ov emm (iydmafoph nezci tuni datvun fitohp xusl). Ci ecmi vu veml xovj teof fafi woe Tlzqi us xjeviwis (up viyv djev, wofiu ot FANC epf O'wi tiip ehipdoit qatj gus niivopht/fotdattoupt woe vjot nivjuf iwip vjuahj duppidvoupt tadl) epf puv djeshi zua gus vjev. Goyif qsodi. Og zua dep'v gopf upi fafi vu neli e tonqmi xic eqq gus zua, zua disveopmz fup'v piif vu ci qezoph gus 10 nifoudsi qiuqmi vu ci xusloph up ov.
 
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