GC who will answer some questions?

[Elizabeth Pare]

I made this post originally on Facebook but I thought it might be smart to post here as well — can anyone recommend to me a great GC who’s super smart, has successfully built up their business, and is willing to/likes answering questions?

My uncle is a carpenter by trade, and he and my aunt have been flipping houses veryyyy slowly, one at a time... he’s super talented and has tons of potential but I think also a little too scared of the unknown/risk averse to hire a crew and go full time with it, even though I think he would do very well if he did.

I don’t know enough about that side of things, but I just want him to talk with someone who can answer questions and explain the process a little better to him. I would be more than happy to pay someone for their time if they would hop on a zoom meeting for an hour or so to help me out with this. Any suggestions??

[Marcus Auerbach]

@Elizabeth Pare I GC my own projects (and I have done a few high end jobs for clients, but that was exhausting). But your question is not a GC question.

Hireing people is scary at first. It is a mindset. The way to get there is to start with 1099 and eventually bring someone one W2.

Before he can do that. His self image needs to be adjusted: how he thinks of himself. As long as he things of himself as a laborer he will not change. Once he starts to think of himself as a business owner, he will see his own time being wasted on labor.

He wont get there in one step, it's a gradual change.