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The primary reason is because the property is vacant and a number of independent contractors are in and out of the property thus increasing the chance of a claim or loss.

The interest rate was 12% and I still had to come to the table with some money and renovation cost was most likely going to go over (confirmed by talking with multiple contractors) and ARV wasn't high enough. 

Sometimes they’ll ask for contractor info and proposed construction plans.

If you hire a contractor , you deduct what the contractor charges .

The challenging part comes when trying to find a reliable contractor and property manager.

Insurance agents, title or attorney reps, lender, and general contractor and property manager!

Hired general contractor to renovate the home

My husband is a general contractor so I'd def be using his company for handyman services, so I wouldn't need their vendors for that.

I shot you a message but I do RM-1 s all of the time with my contractor and can give you some more insight.