"I hate this business! We're getting
out!"
My husband comes up with this
emotional outburst whenever the
stress and anxiety of our restoration
business looms up and overwhelms
him. He'll paw through the want ads,
muttering how easy life would be "if I
just worked for somebody else."
Eventually, when he calms down,
his problem-solving instincts kick in
and we'll sit down and discuss how to
approach Insurmountable Problem
No. 3,000.
This is not an easy business. Tax
and insurance costs are high. Skilled
labor is difficult to find and keep.
Thousands of variables combine to
keep a job from being completed on
time or on budget. Bad weather, late
shipments, and faulty materials are
problem enough. Then you find out
most