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Marcela Patino
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Contractors for house repairs

Marcela Patino
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Harrison, NY
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How to find the best contractors for house renovation or house maintance? Where should I start?. Would you value quality vs price?

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Kerry Baird
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I like using the NextDoor app and asking.  Similarly would be your local Facebook groups.  A third option would be Yelp, and read reviews.  I really do like personal recommendations best, though.  I value quality.  

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Eliott Elias#4 BRRRR - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat Contributor
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Eliott Elias#4 BRRRR - Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat Contributor
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1. Go to Home Depot at 6 am 

2. Walk flips and project sites in neighborhoods 

3. Trial and error 

Finding good contractors is a true grind 

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Bill B.#3 1031 Exchanges Contributor
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Bill B.#3 1031 Exchanges Contributor
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And don’t forget. Even the great ones. Those that are great for months and/or years. Will suddenly vanish forever. It always seems the best workers are the worst business owners. If you get lucky their spouses run the business instead of working somewhere else. 

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How much do you know about construction?  You can always babysit them on some easy or moderate jobs to judge their skill and value.

Took me at least 4 tries to find an electrician that was reasonably priced and knew what he was doing. it took trial, error, issues and money to get through the first three, but now I have someone I can trust.  Unfortunately, like any job/employee, there are some poor performers among the larger population.

Joe

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Go to projects that are under construction and inquire. People that are actually working are always better than cold calling. Then you can inspect the quality at the same time.

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