Investors in the cities of New Orleans or Baton Rouge area?

[Ryan Williams]

Hi everyone, 

I'm a newbie real estate investor who's just trying to get the ball rolling on my investing career. I've chosen the NOLA area as a market of choice and I'm just curious if any investors out there would be willing to share information on what they pay for rehabs. Cost for paint jobs, flooring per sq ft. Drywall, kitchen remodels, etc.

I was originally relying on my agent's recommended GC to have time and give a bid for the SOW, or reaching out to different GCs myself to see if they would be available to stop by prospective properties and offer an estimate. That has proven to be inconsistent and unreliable at the moment. I now think that the more information I have about different costs, the quicker I can do my own estimate before reaching out to a contractor, ultimately with the hopes of getting an offer to my agent on a prospective deal quicker and increasing my chances of getting under contract.

Thanks