All Forum Posts by: Jeremy VanDelinder

Awesome! Love seeing fellow-First Responders investing. Somewhere here on BP there is a thread for First Responder investors—I’ll look to see if I can find it.

Also, there was a podcast guest a couple years back that has a Facebook page “First Responder Financial Freedom.”

I’m over in Austin—let me know if I can be of any help.

One other thought: If it is a tear-down and rebuild, you may not necessarily need to look for a fire restoration company per se. More like a demolition crew and on-your-lot builder. Where you may need help is ensuring you are getting all that you should from your insurance carrier. 

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a fire damage restoration company. I'm sorry you have experienced this, but I'm glad everyone is ok. I am glad everyone is ok. I am happy to connect you with someone in my network of independent companies. The value that a locally-owned company offers (vs. a large wall-street owned monolith) is the personal service and care for the community. 

I'm also happy to answer any questions or provided what help I can from a distance. 

 @Eliott Elias Thanks for tagging me. @Cody Cross welcome to Austin! We plan to resume our monthly meet-up in the fall. In the meantime. Let me know if I can be of any help to you. 

We will meet at 6:00 (or whenever you are able to make it) at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Round Rock. This is a casual time of networking and helping each other move forward in our Real Estate investing.

Schedule:
6:00-6:30 Order food/drinks, networking (Don't worry if you can't get there by 6:00--arrive when you can)

6:30-6:45 Introduction of topic

6:45-7:30 Group Discussion, Questions & Answers

7:30-8:00 Dismissal/continued networking

As stated above, most contractors won’t do a cost plus structure, but it is fair to say that you will be paying 20% or more beyond what it would cost if you GC yourself.

Also, I can understand and appreciate the good intentions behind @Mitchell Zoll’s advice, however most contractors worth their salt will turn around and walk away (likely laughing) from a request like that.

We will meet at 6:00 (or whenever you are able to make it) at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Round Rock. This is a casual time of networking and helping each other move forward in our Real Estate investing.

@Kevin Eudy Yes! We meet the second Tuesday of each month—same location. Hope to see you next month.

We will meet at 6:00 (or whenever you are able to make it) at Hurricane Grill and Wings in Round Rock. This is a casual time of networking and helping each other move forward in our Real Estate investing.

I flip fire-damaged properties and own a fire damage restoration company. It can be a big undertaking, although there can be profit in it IF the numbers are right and IF you have done your homework to know what you are getting into (both big “IFs”). Unless you are rather experienced with this type of damage, it may be hard for your to tell the extent of damage.

So in short, I agree with @Joe Funari. It is likely not your best option for your first flip. 

Let me know if I can be of any further help.