Perspective said:Good luck. I'm meeting with GCs right now for a property in LA. Every meeting and estimate reinforces my bias toward buying a new home in Irvine, rather than rehabing an older home here. I'm strongly considering avoiding a GC, and just sub-ing out all of the projects I want completed.
e.g. One GC estimate included a $9,800 charge to remove and replace the garage concrete slab. I had a concrete guy provide a $4,500 estimate for the same work, and his estimate details everything he'd be doing.