This is sort of related but I've often wished that I hired someone to work on my house, instead of DIYing. I'm never going to be good at most house-related repair and upgrade tasks that I will do one or two times in my life. And I've been unhappy with the results of most of my work.
The main reason I don't immediately jump to hiring is it takes weeks to get people out for estimates, then half of them ghost you, and if you do manage to convince someone to take your money they are booked months out (and they also ghost you).
> I'm never going to be good at most house-related repair and upgrade tasks that I will do one or two times in my life. And I've been unhappy with the results of most of my work.
I just got done with a home reno. Did quite a bit ourselves, and hired out a lot of it. It's 100% possible to hire someone who does a way shittier job than you do and end up having to rip it all out. Ask me how I know.
Point is, it's not always true that spending the money will save you anything in the end. Finding people who do mediocre work is hard enough, but finding people who actually care about your home and your projects is exceedingly difficult. Sometimes a morning on youtube and an afternoon with the circular saw is the best you're going to get.
It's very hard to contract out the management part of a job. Even Instacart isn't a pure buy-vs-DIY decision. It's amazing how many questions the desire for a tomato can generate.
The main reason I don't immediately jump to hiring is it takes weeks to get people out for estimates, then half of them ghost you, and if you do manage to convince someone to take your money they are booked months out (and they also ghost you).