Your instinct might be to select the lowest bid. However, you should be careful. Someone with a very low bid might try to cut corners or do shoddy work.  A contractor with a low bid might also not have much work. As of 2016, the home building business is strong, so there should be plenty of work to go around for a competent contractor. Avoid choosing someone you can’t afford. Instead, look at contractors who submit reasonable bids that you are comfortable with. You should avoid paying for the entire project before it is completed. Furthermore, your state law might limit how much you can pay upfront. Discuss a payment schedule with the contractor.  Research your state law by contacting a local consumer protection agency, which you can find in the phone book or online. Regardless of your state law, try to limit the amount of any down payment to no more than a third. Ideally, you should not pay with cash. If the project is small, then think about paying with a credit card or personal check.  Tie payment to certain benchmarks. For example, if you are having a home built, you can pay a certain amount once the foundation is laid, and another sum after the roof has been put on, etc. Using benchmarks is helpful, because the contractor doesn’t get paid if work is delayed. This provides incentive to work diligently. Call up the contractor you feel most comfortable with and hire them. Then make sure you have a detailed contract in place before any work begins. The contractor might draft the contract. If not, then you can hire a lawyer to draft the contract for you. If costs are a concern, then you might need to draft your own. Make sure the contract contains the following:  a detailed description of the work, including a complete set of drawings with written specifications the brand of materials that will be used or installed the start and finish dates the payment schedule any guarantees your signature and the contractor’s signature
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One-sentence summary -- Analyze the bids. Discuss a payment schedule. Sign a contract.


Reflecting on your jealousy and working to make yourself a better person can go a long way in addressing your problem. Still, you have to understand that no matter what you do, you will never be perfect, and that there will always be things you want.  Realize that life isn't fair. You won't be able to have everything you want, no matter how hard you try, and there may be people who are truly more fortunate than you are. But once you accept this fact, you can let go and stop trying to have it all. Enjoy being yourself. You may be a flawed individual like everyone else, but make time to enjoy your quirks and really learn to love being you. Make time for alone time, and really appreciate your own company. Focus on your positive qualities. Though there still may be a few things you lack, focus on the parts of your life that you love, such as your relationships, or your amazing job. Emphasize the things you have and love instead of thinking about the things you want. Once you've worked as hard as you can to beat the jealousy that was taking over your life, you still need to make sure that it doesn't real its ugly head in the future. There are a few things you can do to make sure you don't see green in the future:  Never take anything for granted. Every morning, remind yourself of at least ten things you are grateful for. Making a routine of this will reinforce that you are a person who should not be jealous. Avoid situations that may lead to jealousy. If you can't help being a little jealous as a girlfriend, don't date a guy who tends to hang out with a lot of females. If you have a friend who seems to have everything and who you can't stop being jealous of her, try to spend less time with her if it's making you feel bad about yourself. Recognize your jealousy. As soon as you realize that you're getting jealous of someone again, go home and reflect in a notebook. Why are you jealous of this person? How can you work to stop the jealousy before it gets out of control?  Remember that it's healthy to be jealous once in a while. Don't beat yourself up if you can't stop being jealous about absolutely everything. If your friend just got a brand new car and you wish you could afford one, or if your friend just announced that she's getting married while you really wish you had a boyfriend, it's okay to feel jealous for a little while. When jealousy consumes your life and informs your every action, then you have a real problem.
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One-sentence summary -- Come to terms with who you are. Avoid jealousy in the future.


Turn the burners on a gas grill to medium. If you're using a charcoal grill, fill a chimney with briquettes and light them. Dump the hot briquettes on one half of the grill. Dumping the briquettes on one half of the grill will make a two-zone fire. This will give you an indirect source of heat when you grill the sausages.
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One-sentence summary --
Heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium heat.