On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 12:33:06 -0800, "DGDevin"
wrote:

Kadaifi wrote:

How about $38/hr?

None of the work needs to be done.

That's irrelevant, if he's working he deserves to be paid.

It's not irrelvant 38 is the price paid by a willing buyer to a
willing seller. The OP probably wasn't going to do this work now,
maybe not ever, but he's trying to do his relative a favor.

An unwilling buyer like the OP can pay less, if he isn't willing to
pay the full amount.

Of course if he pays too little, maybe the guy will do a bad job.

OTOH, is the guy as competent as the pros to begin with? Why isn't he
working if he is?

How about he does it for nothing
but I provide him with a place to live?

Do motels in your area charge $38.00 an hour?

Pay him $38/hour and charge him a couple of hundred bucks a week for a room,
that way you aren't giving away your hospitality and he'll have some money
in his pocket to get him back on his feet and looking for a job.

Good points. Of course 35 or 30 dollars should accomplish that too.