Pay for all materials and arrange to have them onsite.

(or some material they recommend i read/watch/etc.) 

If a person has enough money to buy a property to flip but has no reliable contractors and no knowledge of costs or quality of materials, the first flip experience could turn into a nightmare. 

My plan is to cover the bulk of the materials myself until I build solid relationships with contractors.Thanks again for your insight!

Especially on the farm when I need to cut some metal away from a power supply which is 80% of the time.

Look up the costs of materials for various things (Flooring, cabinets, granite, shower tile, vanities, fixtures, fans, windows, doors, baseboards, etc) and then look up the local flooring installers, cabinet installers, countertop fabricators, shower tilers, window installers, etc. and ask them how much they charge for labor on certain things.

Challenges were contractor stole flooring material and payroll.

@Hank Keller As I dig further and further into Real Estate Investing, I keep hearing advice, not to invest in anything other than precious metals bc we are set to have a shift in the next few years.

Hi @Steve Reiley,I also wanted to get through the course/material as quick as possible so I went the online route.

All topics: Investing, Building material, Flipping, Raising Capital, long etc.