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A contractor tried to hold my kitchen hostage for a final $4,000 - three weeks before launching property on the market.

The job was 90% done, which in property means 0% sellable.
Pay early and lose leverage. Refuse and risk blowing the timeline.

This video breaks down the exact ultimatum that forced him back on site without lawyers, shouting, or extra cost.

This isn’t theory.

It comes from 40+ property flips, two decades inside live construction sites, and tens of millions in transactions where delays, ego, and weak boundaries quietly destroy profit.

What you’ll see here is operational leadership — not negotiation tricks, not motivational talk.

In this breakdown, you’ll learn:

How Boundary Erosion starts long before conflict;
Why paying “just to make it go away” trains contractors to squeeze you;
The Option A / Option B ultimatum script used word-for-word;
Why texting kills leverage — and voice restores it;
The No Finish, No Pay rule that protects profit.

If you’re flipping houses, renovating under pressure, or managing trades with real money on the line, this is mandatory viewing.

▶️ Next: The biggest technical disaster I’ve ever faced — The Shower Tetris Failure. (That mistake nearly killed a deal entirely).

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