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Tips for Finding a Contractor
Hello - New to real estate investing and concerned about being able to actually find a contractor in today's market. Anyone have suggestions for a contractor in the Kansas City area that would be willing to work with residential investors?
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Here are some questions you should ask them
- How long have you been in this business?
- Are you licensed?
- Are you insured?
- Do you have a crew?
- When will you be able to take on a project?
- Have you worked with investors?
- What is your specialty?
- Will you be able to walk properties?
- How many projects do you have going on right now?
- How and when would you like to be paid?
- Both sign a predetermined payment schedule before the start of the job.
- Will you agree to sign lien releases before I pay you?
- Referrals
- How their experience was?
- Did the contractor have good communication?
- If something went wrong did the contractor accept responsibility and make it right?
- How efficient was the contractor in touching up after the final walk through?