All Forum Posts by: John Baker

Yeah, originally he gave me an estimate around $4700-5000, but then after much talk I got him down to $3800. I will see how this turns out, and go from there. Thanks for the help! I really appreciate it. 

 Ok, thanks! Will definitley try this.

 Ok, that was what I was thinking to keep him motivated and not to slack off. Thanks for your help!

Ok, he did seem professional, and I found him on home advisor with about close to 5 out of stars out of 4 reviews. Thanks for the help.

By the way, I'm just wondering, what would you do in a situation like mine. Would you just pay him the 50% or would you rather pay him along the job when a certain percentage of the project is completed? 

Hello everyone! I'm finally getting started with my 1st real rehab project, and I met up with a kitchen cabinet restoration worker yesterday to give me estimates on how much it will cost to restore kitchen cabinets. So, anyways he sent me an estimate by email and it was $3800, but he wants a 50% downpayment of $1900, which I am uncomfortable with, as I feel it would encourage him to slack off; I've seen this happen to my other rehabber friends.

My question is...Do you think this is sketchy and risky to pay a 50% deposit? And also how do I let him know that I require that the contract include penalties for not completing the work on time ($100 dollar penalty a day of going over the agreed upon completion date)? Do you think this will scare him off? I also want a start date and completion date written in the contract. Do I just write it on a word document and send my requirements to him by email and ask him to sign the document? 

I'm sorry if I ask so many questions. I'm just unsure of what to do. Any help and advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I'm currently rehabbing a house. In fact, it's my first rehab, and I just got an estimation date for how long it would take to complete the rehab, 15-20 days. I don't have much experience with how long houses will take to fix up, but I'm wondering that if I maybe ask to get it done in 10-12 days that Parkinson's Law would kick in, and they will finish faster? Has anyone tried this before when rehabbing a house? If so, how has it worked out for you? Any tips on how to maximize efficiency and finish rehabbing houses faster? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

Thanks for writting in.

Ah, I see. So a more custom message to their specific needs will get a better response. But it would be a pain to craft each indivdual message and send it out to hundreds of sellers. I appreciate the help. Thanks.

 Thanks for writting in.

Yes, I am wholesaling. I'm also wondering. How often do you think I should follow up with sellers? Every month or so? 

Howdy, everyone

I have a couple of questions and couldn't find much info on it. I'm wondering... Do you think following up with a seller via text message is a good strategy? Should I follow up in different ways? Like email, direct mail, leaving a voicemail, etc. I've primarily followed up with text messages so far because it's easier and quick. Also, what should I say in my follow up message. This is what my message currently is for the 1st follow up:

"Hi, [first name], how have you been? It's Andre. We spoke about a month ago about your property listed for sale. I am just wondering if you sold it yet. Thanks! Make it a great day."

Do you think this is a good follow up message? Any suggestions and advice on improving it? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks a lot for the advice. I will definitely implement it. Thanks once again! I really appreciate it.