Finding contractors

[Matt Neunlist]

Hi Everyone, I am just starting as a real estate investor but have been a real estate appraiser for several years.  Does anybody have any good advice for finding and choosing contractors and how to negotiate costs?  I don't have enough experiencing in home renovations to do it myself or in a craftsmanship way.  I know enough to do stuff at home but that is all well thought out and I don't have a deadline to meet.

[Jonathan Casillas]

My 2 cent advise is go to your REIA meetings. Get to know the REAL players in those meetings. The guys doing 2+ flips a month, the guys turning out the 3+ turn key properties at least every 2 months. Talk to those guys about who they use. And maybe more importantly who they will NOT use and why.