Her approach really makes me think she's milking the situation.

We spent some time with those books milking everything we could out of them before the 3-day training.

Kind of like getting spilled milk back into the carton in my opinion.

Haven't used Flex Pace.Sounds like a local program to your area but I could be wrong.Remember with the rehab it's NOT what YOU want that matters.Code is going to TELL YOU what you have to do for the rehab.If they want sprinklers put in then you have to put them in.Figure out all that they want and cost it out for a TOTAL cost.What contractors love to do is quote you separate items and not the cost of the total job.The they slowly take long to do the job and milk the fees.Add 10% as a contingency fee to whatever the highest price they tell you and then get them lower to an accepted price.When you design these units having in suite laundry is huge so make sure to add that.At least have the hookups there.

David Schneiderhey dave,although i dont have many of my own properties i know my father hires general contractors and then pays them by the job and not the hour (many will milk the clock).

We also eat organic food, so milk is $7 per gallon.

Money Mustache and simultaneously from a Google search for "50% rule".I'm a contractor by day (current focus is insulation/air sealing and mechanical systems), but my goal is to be financially independent by 2017 at the latest.

Yes, they're entitled to price it wherever they'd like.I would say an average markup that I've seen in my market is ~$5,000, but I do get deals from some that try to milk the profits and squeeze $15k+.

My guess is that the seminars are for newbies to milk some $ out of them.Thanks!

Complete with the "American Gothic" style "couple" (man and daughter, supposedly) being faced down by the evil banker with a mustache.