Its an all or nothing job.... I think. Nothing is in writing though, and we've had another condo screw us over by changing the amount of decks they wanted done. So, thanks for reminding me, we will need to write that all the decks need to be done for that price.

And, since we've been living here for 4 years, we've come across a few associations that have more less told us that it's the same guy doing all the condos in our area (the condos are NOT affiliated with each other).

Last year, we noticed a young guy doing a condo complex out here, in late October. It was almost freezing at night. The sealant looks terrible. But, guess what? The property management is HAPPY WITH IT.

Ends up, this guy doing the work is employed full time, elsewhere, and it's a weekend-side business. He does it after his regular job and weekends. He doesn't strip any of his jobs either.... the kicker... HE GETS THE JOBS! The one association that we're bidding on has used this guy, but they said it took him too long and a lot of homeowners complained about it. However, he is getting a lot of condo's that appear to be happy with him.

It seems, to land a condo job, you have to lower your standards. Almost want to come out and say "Do you want the job done right.... or do you just want the job done???" Then, price accordingly.