Repair estimate question?

[Rashad Carrizales]

Hello everyone, 

I'm new to real estate investing and this is my first investment. I have proof of funds from a lender, and my agent and I are hunting for potential investment properties. 

So my question is: When do you order a bid for estimating repairs, before submitting an offer or after?  Also is there a good way to estimate repairs, such as painting, carpet structural, or maybe a software or program that will do this?  Thanks

[Paul Ortiz]

@Rashad Carrizales 

Try and find a local contractor or contractors in your area. Also networking with local BP members helps.

see if you can develop or have someone share with you a simple spread sheet and use it as a check off list, the more familiar you get with what needs to be done the better you'll get.

Cheers