Most stalled builds are not as broken as they look by the time you are angry enough to get a second opinion. A paid code review tells you which one you have — before anyone asks you for another five figures.
I read the codebase and tell you what is actually wrong: what is fixable, what should be rewritten, and what the previous developer got right. You get the written review whether or not you hire me for the fix, and the fee comes off the build if you do.
The rescue is scoped from the review, not from a conversation. That is why the number holds — most quotes move because they were guesses.
Working build, source code, and a written note on what changed and why. No dependency on me afterwards, which is the point.
Sometimes the review concludes the codebase is not worth saving. You get told that plainly, with the reasoning, and you have spent $500 instead of $15,000 finding out. That outcome is a success for you and I would rather deliver it than take the build.
Twenty minutes to see whether a review is even worth it. If the answer is obvious on the call, I will just tell you and you keep the $500.
