How to stay clear of "retail" contractor prices?

[Brock Y.]

Ended up purchasing a foreclosure a few weeks ago outside of Chicago and will be using it as a primary residence. I want to remodel the kitchen but do not want to pay full retail prices that GCs will quote me if they think it will be my primary residence. How do I go about letting contractors know this is a rehab/flip?

I have a few duplexes under my belt but never had to rehab/flip. Any thoughts on how to approach this would be appreciated.