All Forum Posts by: Adam Shulman

 Hi Adam, 

I'd love to connect with you as we might be a great fit for what you're looking for and in the Boston area. We partners and I are licensed GCs, do light design-build in-house, and work with fellow investors primarily. I'm out of the country now and for the next few weeks. 

But I'd like to have my partner reach out to you to start the conversation while I am away. Cheers!

My favorite months are November and December. At least in my area, those tend to be the slowest months hence you can negotiate the best deals. People have a lot going on during those months due to the holidays thus there are a lot less buyers active in the market which allows you much more freedom to negotiate.

More or less, real estate is cyclical. In the Northeast, the spring and summer months are the busiest and it slows down more during the Fall and Winter, winter being the slowest. This cycle may change depending on the area, but I'd find out your cyclical cycle and choose the months in the slow market where you will find the best deals. 

You don't want just a 'regular' GC, you want somebody special IMO. You don't want a guy running around having to drum up business because his crew is hungry, when you have only a single project going. A GC cannot stay alive on a single project, especially an investor project. (Unless you have the funds to buy several properties at the same time?)

So think very hard.....what do you have to offer that will attract a really good Contractor to you? Besides the opportunity to possibly make money. I say possibly because there is no guarantee that you will make money on every job, right? You may lose money on a few. Ask me how I know....I have done what you're talking about from the Contractor side.

And do not limit yourself to millennial Contractors...as a matter of fact, I would only use a GC with at least 10 years experience and a few years in the RE investing side of things. You don't need an old guy, but I would think a 40+ yr old guy would be your target. Just IMO. And building experience is only one of the skills you're looking for.....

Hope you find someone....

Hey Adam - I have a great contractor worth reaching out to. Give Junior a call or email at 774 441 2148 or contact [at] montelesconstruction.com.

He and his team just completed a bedroom addition for our rental in Eastie. The job was done in 48hrs, super communicative, and high attention to detail. From small projects to full scale, I'd highly recommend Junior!