However, if, as a wholesaler, you can provide real value in this area to your buyers, you will stand out above the rest... and gain a huge advantage.My student, in Jax, of all places, actually went to Home Depot and priced out stuff like counter tops, flooring, paint, appliances, fixtures, etc, etc and created a spreadsheet in excel.

Home Depot is 1/3 mile away and I have my truck to pick up the material.

Well, if he will give you long term financing with nothing down, you can use that to buy the property.As far as rehab funds:- credit cards- borrow from friends and family- get a credit card at Home Depot, Lowes, etc.- borrow from a 401k- borrow against other property you own- sell somethingWhat's your plan?

I was searching for appliances for a foreclosure property i bought and i was speaking to another investor who said he goes to the lowes and depot and every week looking for good deals and keeps back up items as he owns many properties and constantly needs to replace things.

Michael D'Aries That's great advice, and if you don't know how to do the handyman stuff, Home Depot has weekend workshops where you can begin to learn.

Custom making them from Home Depot kits is both costly and a time sucking pain-in-the-@ss.

Mileage to and from Home depot or such would be allocated to the appropriate property to which the items where purchased or of which most was purchased.

Which reminds me, our gardener didn't show up Saturday, I need to call him.

Ask at Home depot maybe?

Engineered wood is so popular and places like Home Depot and Lowes have such great selections, you might go to one of them and see if they carry that brand.