Trying to negotiate with a contractor to budge on the plumbing costs, he wants 10k to pipe a 2,200 sqft. duplex, I need the number to come down to around 6k.With all the things that need to be rehabbed, I've noticed the electrical and the plumbing are major areas of contention.

It covers the actual structure, but not the contents.

welcome to bp, this is a great community with so much content, there is an answer to almost any question.What is the next step for you, and what one one thing do you need most right now that we might be able to help connect you to.

I always feel like a lot of the content here on BP doesn't translate too well to NYC.

If they never delivered that service to you, absolutely report this to your credit card company...It's hard to say real estate guru offerings are "scams", as they offer a service and provide some real content and they have some (a few) who have had success with their programs.  

You'll enjoy the great content from the BP community!

However, after watching and listening to hundreds of hours of content on here and YouTube, I am still unsure about whether I have the knowledge required to start making deals.

Thanks for all the great content you guys have released.

Those who are hardest to love are the ones that need it the most"No problem Christopher,Check out some of the blogs I wrote for Bigger Pockets over the year.http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/author/engelorumora/There is over 50 and I'm sure you will find some good content within of why I do what I do and how I chose real estate as my ideal investment vehicle.Thanks and much succcess.

I have been researching revocable trusts and came upon this interesting presentation that advocates use of a living trust in conjunction with an llc as the beneficiary:http://andersonadvisors.com/wp-content/uploads/201...Has anyone used such an approach and if so can they make suggestions of best practices and/or recommend an attorney who understands both estate protection and real estate investing in the Houston area?