I wished him the best of luck with his earnest money deposit & invited him to call me back once he realized that fake quotes don't provide shelter from the rain, only homes do, so pick which of those two things he wanted and act accordingly.

It usually has numerous investor and real estate meetups.

We do have some carpenters however they are in short supply and hard to keep so if you know of any one who is a handyman or repair man or carpenter please invite them to join you and us.Again welcome and I look forward to seeing you on the 23rd of January. 

A minute later they are escorting a handcuffed person to the back of their car, then they invite me in. 

One would have to think through the potential liability issues.There are some invite only accredited investor groups (not sure I am allowed to mention the name) that informally share DD.

Renting your house/apartment at the low end of the market can invite trouble. 

If you want to be a host, but do not own anything, you can still do that and make money.Homeowners who don't want to have hosting duties can offer their unit(s), and a Host can opt to take it on.It is a great matchmaking opportunity for homeowners who have units, but don't want to do the work, and for a Host who doesn't mind the work, but doesn't have the inventory to both profit.Anyway, I just thought I would throw that out there since there is a legal, and inviting way to do what you are talking about without getting in trouble with a landlord OR take on any added leasing debt liability.

The tenant  may even invite you inside.

A lot of contractors cannot float or front money for any length of time and this will become an issue as you progress in the project if the GC is strapped for cash.Overall if you can get a lender, HUD consultant, and GC that have worked together on numerous deals together, your project has a much better chance of going smoother when you are in the rehab phase. 

Assuming tenant passes critieria, email them to notify and invite them to sign up with Cozy to make security deposit, and ask that they call electric company to move bill to their name.