Budget time for clean up after you get the deliverables. If you're bringing on the right person, hopefully they won't leave you with pile of messy code. But eve

Budget time for clean up after you get the deliverables. If you're bringing on the right person, hopefully they won't leave you with pile of messy code. But even if it's mostly clear and organized, giving them paid time to increase the maintainability and DRY it up will pay dividends in the long run. Obviously the trade off here is that it costs more, but that's something you'll have to consider for yourself.