[jandji]

right, ed being an experienced renovator, a mortage banker, real estate person. hire and pay legitament professionals, always better for tax write-offs, and always legally certified.

[Devil_Anse]

Who knows what the background was of every single person who ever worked for Ed Smart?

Who knows what the background is of every single person working for the neighbors I have down the street and around the corner who are re-doing a house with major renovations? I don't think those neighbors know the background of every single person who lifts a hammer in that house. Lots of contractors and subcontractors use day labor. If they didn't, guys like Ricci couldn't get this sort of work--unless the majority of people were like Ed Smart, and clearly didn't care about detailed backgrounds on every guy who did work for them.

And if you hire a guy and he turns out not to have too good a background, or he takes your jeep after you've made a contract with him and doesn't return, you're supposed to automatically fire his butt and tell him off, thus making this person of dubious background angry at you?