Leah is Dead on Correct;New Money, THINK OUTSIDE the BOX(I know this is WAY overused as a term, however)95% of the folks in this business make $$ 1 way....I chose the other;Cultivate a portfolio of PRIVATE Lenders....offer bizarre loan arrangements that are so far from "normal" banking procedures that the borrowers(& Lenders) are ringing Your phone off the hook...catering 2 flippers/folks that can/need ONLY private $$ w/a proven track record is what it's all about 4me;When was the last time U heard of a flipper/rehabber getting $55k BACK at the closing table along with ALL THE REHABBING Costs on TOP of THAT!

I dont know what kind of poor people you deal with, but poor people I know eat what they can get (low end food) and cook it in grease to make it taste better.I've been working with mid to upper-end stuff for four years now and it has treated me pretty well.

Micro-farms and community-supported agriculture (CSA) are popping up everywhere, due to skyrocketing demand for organic, locally-grown food.

In the service business you need to cater to your clients.

Closing, flight from CA. gas, food lodging everything.

None of it was any type of rotting food or anything, it was all dry and didn't smell.

The last check should be the one that they use to put food on the table so they don't want to see it get smaller every day that the work isn't done.GET IT ALL IN WRITING.One last thought, also get a contractor lein release waver signed when they are done or when you fire them so that they don't attach a lein to your property.

I do have some food for thought.

Mold only grows with food (wood, etc.) and standing water.

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