Get a second license contractor estimate with more details, AND have your existing one show each piece cost plus labor plus whatever.materials / labor/ shipping/ The faucet model # Moen 1.5 costs $486 plus 7.75 tax also need caulking $15, adapter $36  yadda yadda and labor $300 .. is separate line itemshipping cost $16 ... very detailed in an Excel sheetSaying the word lawsuit usually gets you bumped up to another adjuster.

With lots of the real estate "gurus", the way they made their money, their system, "used to" work, 10 or 20 years ago, but typically many details will need to be adapted to be successful in current market, lending, and legal environments. 

The world is changing with technology and real estate is notoriously slow to adapt

So we are on the same page, a dependable passive income must meet three requirements:Reliable - You continuously receive the income with minimal interruptions, in good and bad economic times.Inflation Adapting - Your rental income increases faster than inflation, so you have the additional dollars you need to maintain the same lifestyle.Persistent – The income continues for a long time; you and your spouse will not outlive the income.Selecting a dependable passive income location is the second step in the process of consistently buying dependable passive income properties.

My definition of a dependable passive income is as follows:Reliable - You continuously receive the income with minimal interruptions, in good and bad economic times.Inflation Adapting - Your rental income increases faster than inflation, so you have the additional dollars you need to maintain the same lifestyle.Persistent – The income continues for a long time; you and your spouse will not outlive the income.Below is an illustration of the process I recommend following:Goals - Start with your goals.

I commissioned a website to be made which I am really proud of (Check out the website here: https://biggerpictureholdings.com/) Shout out to Derek Peterson and Adapt Media Agency (adaptmediaagency.com) for making that happen.

We just have to adapt 

That means a change of use and, for us, meant sprinklers and making one unit ADA adaptable.

However, city by city and county by county adoption and adaptation takes some time.

However, if you can add enough of strategies to your tool belt and adapt to various markets, you will be able to adjust accordingly.