Materials Processing Systems and Overall Tips

[Glenn Espinosa]

Hello guys! I'm working on increasing the efficiency of my company's materials processing and am looking for ideas. How are you guys managing materials processing? What issues have you experienced in the past and how did you resolve them?

For example, we've identified shopping for bath finishes and piecing design elements together from different stores as an incredible inefficient use of time, i.e., buying ceramic tile at Lowes because they have a $0.59 sale then going to HD for mosaic tile because they have the design we want all while continuing to source faucets and vanities at cabinets-to-go or ikea. Throw in problems arising from product availability, shipping, returns or something simply not fitting right and you get the picture.

We've done the bid room, we've done spreadsheets and SKU's but even with all that sometimes we still run into snags.

I'd love to hear other people's process, especially the guys turning 10+ deals a year.

For the guys who are just starting, what problems did you encounter in your first few flips regarding materials?