Episode 9: Regular Joe and the Side Hustle

Abandon House! How to Survive a Home Repair Fiasco by Kenny & Shari Rudolph

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With Borg gone and the Castle still very much unlivable, Kenny and Shari do what any exhausted homeowner would do: they roll the dice again. Enter Joe, a new general contractor who seems like he might be the hero the Rudolph’s have been searching for - just a Regular Joe with a plan, a crew, and the promise of forward motion.

That optimism doesn’t last long.

Deadlines slip. Costs creep. Subcontractors appear and disappear like fog. And then there’s Mareno - the madman foreman whose creative interpretations of his duties sparks one of the Castle’s most infamous moments yet: Cabinet Gate. What should have been a straightforward step forward becomes another lesson in how chaos thrives when accountability is optional.

To widen the lens, the Rudolphs welcome kindred spirits Mike and Michelle, who share their own home repair horror st ... 

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