What tools or processes have you implemented to estimate rehab costs more accurately and avoid scope creep in BRRRR projects?

Enjoy the process, and may your journey lead you to a rewarding and successful outcome!

A process is far more important. 

This is part of my loan process - a discovery and strategy session with the client to understand their scenario, future plans, and overall situation so I can structure the loan to fit into it. 

What are some standard process or contracts needed before the partnership to make sure both parties are protected?

I'm in the process of meeting and vetting two (for now) Cape Coral builders who might have the expertise and bandwidth to take over partially built projects like yours.

Quote from @Reginald Glascoe: I definitely don't want to start this process over again. 

The borrower's experience is important, but what's more important is the "Hard Asset," Hard money lenders rely on their due diligence process to determine the potential future value, review the renovation plans to get to that value & sometimes even the contractor.  

Should I be prioritizing finding a local expert, or are there tools and strategies I can use to handle this process myself?

Nothing new on the conversion process since an update 3 weeks ago, which didn’t say much.