I am on lthe tail end of the building industry doing counter tops, shower pans, shower and tub surrounds in quartz, ceramic, and solid surface Corian products. In one of my contracts the customer has had change order after change order until the finish date is now one year extended. Bummed me out cause I added extra help last summer to cover the project and never used them for it. So even before I start we are incost over runs. For some reason the turn on jobs has slowed remarkable and that drives my costs up. It is harder to keep my crew busy and paid in this economy.
Hope you get better news soon. It might be a good idea to rent the old house. Just think about that income when you get ready to retire! I wish we had done that as my wife is set to retire in May.