Believe it or not, there is only one listed in LA: Access Construction and Remodeling (800-267-1756).There is also one in Ontario, CA: www.premium-cs.com.You do not have to go with an FHA 203k Certified Contractor, but it is a good place to start.

In the world of remodeling, accuracy matters, even in spelling!

I have a tenant who claims that there is a bad sewage smell coming from the master bathroom - making it unbearable to live in the condo.He just moved in there on May 1.The entire condo was remodeled.

For a fix n flip, if your purchase price is 500k and 200k is the remodel, what is your monthly payment on the 6 months of rehab?

If the property owner is a "long time childhood friend", then she may be willing to cut you a deal where she pays for the closing costs and/or she may contribute to any repair/remodeling work that the property may need.Once you move in you could house hack and start saving money so that you can acquire more properties. 

There's also the option of sweat equity if you don't have the capital to pay for the remodel: In other words, buy the materials and do the work yourself over time.

I've been thinking about this since I began working on remodeling the house and that was very helpful.

I've remodeled the rental interior.

Another example would be the PM's construction arm is responsible for  unit turnovers and the owner has the PM  remodel the bathrooms as part of unit turnovers.

We def have some McMansions that could be remodeled to add a second unit and this would save infrastructure costs.