Mr. Odintsov listed the issues: "Registration, reregistration, problems with property illegally taken away, problems with construction of church buildings, problems with renovations, problems with ministers coming from abroad, problems with law enforcement, usually with the police.
Complete your renovation job.
"Then, along the way, there are deaths in the family, layoffs, renovations, financial problems.
Bloomingdale's, which is completing a major renovation, recognized the problem.
The owner of a New Jersey check-cashing service with Mafia ties pleaded guilty yesterday to laundering money for people who had defrauded the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in the renovation of its problem-plagued Manhattan office tower.
Much of the rebound of Parkchester has been attributed to a complex plan that allowed the two condominium boards in the complex to finance the renovations and solve problems -- leaky pipes; drafty, warping windows; obsolete wiring -- that had scared off many potential purchasers.
A friend and I took on a renovation project, but various problems led us to sell the property before we finished.
Timmons and Olson, as experienced homeowners, anticipated some delays and hurdles during their renovation, but as the problems piled up and weren't addressed, they became concerned.
In his experience, when women fantasize about renovation, they solve practical problems, like putting a laundry room on the second floor.
