In consideration of $___________________, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Paramount Construction, LLC releases the lien on property owner _________________________________________________from any and all liability resulting from construction, restoration, and/or modification of the building located on premises known as___________________________________________________________________ Signed this ______day of_____________________________, 20______ Contractor/Company Name **please print** Contractor/Company Officer Signature TitlePS: If you are that worried about the contractor you may not know require they have a suety bond, my contract states my client pays it and it does not cost that much.

all cash+1 for the ReStore.

In either case, the TENANT is responsible for the cost of restoring the property back to original condition when they vacate...removing the ramps, grab bars, or what-have-you.

That would be a fast way to get hands on experience with restoration.

Maybe your partner puts in all the cash but you manage the project: they could be paid back first + interest and you could collect the rest.  Or

Just finished a bathroom with a large wood-framed mirror I got from the Habitat ReStore.

so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab "A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out plaster walls back to the studs and rafters and replacing them along with some or all of the trim," on that link it said something like a gut job is about $40 a square ft.

If you put it under contract, call around to the fire restoration companies.

@Tammy Vitale Google American Log Restoration/M&M Log Home Care.

If its an area filled with older, restored "classic" homes that likely are all full of hardwood floors, putting in laminate would be a step down.