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Advice on Change Orders and Project Management

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The video concludes with advice for both contractors and customers involved in DIY projects, especially concerning change orders. Contractors are advised to prioritize the customer's best interest, even if it means saying no to a request that could lead to project failure. Customers are encouraged to trust the experience of their contractors and avoid making significant change orders for things they don't fully understand, as these changes can have unintended, negative consequences and turn a successful project into a 'hot mess.'

Goal: Highlight the importance of careful consideration and communication regarding change orders in DIY and professional projects.

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You know, I'd love to say, and customers, sometimes you need to rely on the on the experience of the contractor you're working with, whether the change order you want is in your best benefit or not. But, the problem is a lot of times the contractors don't think of the change orders in the customer's best interest. They think of the change order in their own best interest. And that's where there gets to be a real conflict. And when I say that, what I mean is a lot of times a contractor will look at a change order, and they'll go, "Well, am I going to make money off from it, or do I have something better to do somewhere else?" And that's the wrong thing to do, because this is something that's going to impact that customer forever. So, I can't in all all consciousness say on this video that you guys should solely rely on the contractor's opinion because a lot of times the contractor's opinion is not in the customer's best interest, but a lot of times the customers what they want isn't in their own best interest. It's actually counterintuitive. It's going to turn what could be a successful project into a hot mess. But, there's like this tipping point where it's all It's got to be a teamwork approach. The customer's got to believe in the contractor, and the contractor's got to have the customer's best interests in mind, even if that's saying no to the customer. Hopefully, you won't have a hot mess like

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