I'm in the Home Depot Seeds program -- they send me stuff for free and I write reviews on it.

The best meetup I know of in Springfield is the 3rd Thursday of the month at the Hilton Garden Inn  

Generally, materials are broken down into two categories:Rough Materials (lumber, nails, screws, brackets, piping, fittings, mortar, wiring, outlets, switches, drywall, etc.)Finish Materials (tile, grout, flooring, paint, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, door knobs, etc.)The way that I structure my contracts is that I buy the finish materials and have my Contractor provide all rough materials.I think it's strange your Contractor wants you to buy piping, brackets, etc, because I would classify that as rough materials.There's no way I would ever want to be responsible for buying all of the piping, fittings, elbows, p-traps, etc for my Contractor...I would be at Home Depot all day buying and returning stuff! 

@Courtney Kimbrough credit cards, both business & personalLowes & Home Depot etc accounts to fund refurb( ideally business accounts, they don’t report to personal credit)

He just got hit by the State of CA, Department of Industrial Relations - "Labor commissioner's office" with a claim from their gardener who was painting their house and got 'injured'There was no agreement or just basic agreement stating that the gardener and then painter was an independent contractor.  

Keep all your receipts, use the same credit card for all home depot purchases -- maybe for *all* purchases...

Not a pretty twinplex with the “Home Depot special” rehab already done, but a “handyman special” in a rougher part of town.

We finished the basement, added a second bathroom, new AC, new water heater, garden work among other things.

Landscaping out front - a few arborvitae shrubs on each side of entrance will do . 6 pack of Solar outside garden lights near entry

Well I guess IM not a smart guy either just a country guy who rather work in the garden then spend the day in the office.Alex