Take a Contractor with me?

[Damian Johnson]

Good Morning All,

1.Is it a good practice in the beginning to have a contractor go with you on your first few walk thru’s of properties to kind of show you what to look for and get a feel for properties repair values?

2. What is an estimated figure I should expect to pay for this?

3. If this isn’t ideal what is a good alternative?

Kind Regards,

Damian Johnson

[Dell Schlabach]

You can ask a contractor, or an experience rehaber will probably get you closer.. an experienced rehabber if you're going to find them deals may do it for free. A contractor I would expect to pay maybe a hundred bucks, assuming you're asking him to ballpark the numbers and not write up a full blown quote.

if you see a contractor make sure it is someone who is used to doing rehab s for investors, otherwise the renovation quotes potentially can come in at almost double... for example it is not unusual for a contractor to charge $4000 for a furnace that rehabbers typically spend 2000 for.