Rehab two hours away?

[Edith TenBroek]

Hey all!

We are looking at properties that are about a two hour drive from home. That's where the cash flow is!

So if we need to renovate how do I handle the distance? We are looking at fairly simple renovation a lot of which we can do ourselves. However, how to I let the carpet guy from Lowes into the house when I'm down here? Do I have to drive up, do I need a person locally who can help out, or could I do some sort of lockbox or something?

We will have property management after we renovate, but I was hoping to wait on hiring them until we were ready to go.

What have you done in the past?

[Steve Pohlit]

Have no fear. The keys to success are the same if you had a property on the same street. How do you find a reliable contractor and property manager? One of the best ways is to contact the local REIA. We also have a pretty good network build from the people we coach or have coached.