But if you have a bunch of money burning a whole in your pocket and you just want to hit the easy button, I think it probably would be worth it to join that training program.

As this is my very first time doing anything like this, I would rather be a bit cautious, over build, and perhaps reduce my margin slightly than try to do this on the cheap, and maximize profit, only to get burned by the rental business and have to deal with the headache of doing this all over again in less than a year or two.

Addressing the problems is like trying to put out small individual fires in a forest that is burning.

If not hardie board, what could I use that wouldn't burn or catch fire?

Burned-out homes, more renters than home owners, windowless cars parked on lawns - and not at all far from the "good" areas.

You’ll burn out a great agent by asking to see 50 homes hours away from each other.)

Wood burning fireplace with gas start.

It's pretty easy to see by these posts who has worked with General Contractors successfully and those who have not.When folks condemn a whole profession because they've been "burned" at some point in the past, it just shows how ignorant they are.Of course you need to research whomever you are considering working with and General Contractors are very easy to assess once you know what to look for.Instead of complaining after the fact, get better at conducting your own due diligence.Contractors, like ANY profession has some bad players, BUT it's your fault if you haven't done the proper research.Just a thought.

A properly-formed, properly-operated LLC is like a firewall for liability: everything inside might burn to the ground, but the fire won't get to things outside the LLC.

But a fat  wad of greasy twenties stinking of sin...I'm just a man, Cody.