Finding out of the area contractors for a reasonable price.

[Joe S.]

Finding out of the area contractors for a reasonable price. So I have two properties out of the area that I am under contract to purchase. The first property a general contractor bid three times the material.

I’ll let him know that I would have to pass on buying a house if that was the only option I had. He let me know he had plenty of work. This was the referral by the property manager so I cannot rely upon the property manager to find me someone to rehab the properties.

  If somebody has cracked this code please let me know. 

I found a local guy number of years back by way of craigslist that actually rehab several properties for incredibly competitive price. He has since retired and moved out of the area.

 I’m a little nervous to try to find somebody off of craigslist for properties out of state. How does someone crack the code?

[Will Fraser]

Hi @Joe S., I picked up a nifty trick from @Jason Hartman's mom from his podcast and I'll share a version of it here:

Google something like "general contractor in ____________(the town you need) and check out late in the 2nd page and 3rd page of search results.  Get somewhere between 3-8 of these to work up a quote for the same scope of work.  

These folks are not the SEO optimizers or the business kings that the Page 1ers are sure to be.  However, they are page 59 slobs to be sure.  You'll have a higher shot (especially in sizable markets)  of finding a contractor who is rock solid, but hasn't hit that SEO king status yet OR some other contractor that fits the bill for you.