Rodney,
Still not buying it. There's this thing called a lien. If a contractor has not been paid, they can go to the county the work was performed in and place a lien on the property. The county settles the debt and places the debt on the property. When the property is put up for sale, the lien must be cleared before the title will pass search.
As for the contractors not getting paid, this is very easily explained. I don't pay for work I have contracted from my machining business until it is right. As I said, so far, I have not had to wring anybody's neck to get something made right, but it does happen. Half done work, or work don half-assed doesn't get paid.
My dad actually had a combination of these two conditions happen to him back in '76. He was building a house, and was acting as the general. He had a contractor under contract to do the drywall. Dad paid for the material upfront, the guy stocked the job, then evaporated. Call after call, the guy never showed up to actually do the work. Anybody who's ever built of had a house built knows that work stops until certain steps are complete. Once the plumbing, central air and electrical is in, the drywall has to go up, and every comes to a halt until it is. Frustrated, my dad had somebody else put the stocked materials up. I guess the guy got wind and, all of a sudden, decides to show up and is pretty pissed that my dad is refusing to pay him for the work. Teeth are gnashed. threats are made. a gun comes out..... You know.... Thirty years later, my dad goes to sell the house, only to discover a lien had been placed on the property by the guy who refused to finish the work he was contracted to do. He got his money, lived his life and died, all while my dad owed him for work that he'd never done. Dalton Georgia had options if their claims were true. Just sayin'....
And then there's the fact that contractors, still to this day, continue answering the phone when Trump calls for work he needs done. Contractors talk. If Trump were truly known for stiffing them, they'd all recognize the caller ID.
Thanks. Brad.
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