Taking Matters Into His Own Hand
Aside from the monetary amounts, she also included the following note at the bottom: “I will also be having you pay my water bill for three months because the new yard will require a lot of water.” Dissatisfied with what he had read, he commented, “Now the fence this woman had before was raggedy and falling apart. Her backyard? There was dead grass and weeds everywhere, and it had never been mowed. She wants a mahogany fence and a fresh new back yard with flowers and groomed hedges after glancing at this paper. ‘I need to obtain an estimate myself,’ I said. ‘This does not seem right…’
Using His Connections
Fortunately, one of his friends worked as a contractor. According to this person, the grass was undoubtedly in poor condition even years before the tragedy occurred. Despite the fire damage, they were unable to substantiate this. Patricia required new grass, a mahogany fence, flowers, and trimmed hedges, among other things. Thankfully, Kristopher knew someone who could accomplish all of that at a fair fee. He even invited the contractor to come over and inspect the property and provide a price.