State Farm, Allstate, etc.Umbrella is super cheap.

The sliders are still generally solid wood outer frames and the worst the tenants can do is knock it off the track or damage the plastic guide on the floor, which is cheap to replace.

Any good recommendations for cheap handyman/GC?

.) - the two obvious metrics are total portfolio value and annual ROI.I have been investing in Milwaukee for 15 years now, a market known for cheap cash flow properties (and yes, they are fool's gold) and I basically buy the highest property quality that I can get to at least break even in year one.

I would guess you are thinking of a 60-80 foot boat which ain't gonna be cheap!

Prices do feel very high (but will we look back in 10-20 years and think, "wow, prices in 2024 were so cheap"?)

After all this is not retail business, it's mean to find and supply cheap properties to investors many of whom rely on HML to finance the project.

I'm not thrilled with work I've seen but I think that is b/c the homeowners chose cheap materials.3.

I just know Cleveland has always had a large population and they've always had cheap prices (for a reason).

Aloha Dirk,  Like in most places,  Hawaii has a mix bag of contractors from really good reasonably  priced ones to dirt cheap shady ones that do shoddy work that could lead to fire (bad electrical work) or health issues (mold) for tenants.