I also have a blackbook with 6 years of experience containing the best and most profitable subs, contractors, suppliers, and products anyone could have.I can help drastically.

They themselves are a plight on my industry as they cheapen our reputation as a whole, leading to mindsets like yours.but do I set an agent down upfront and explain to them that I work with many different agents?

Not that I recommend that.First, what REI said ... get at least three qoutes from reputable contractors.Second, learn the basic trades yourself.

How do I find people to demolish and build for me that have a good reputation.

If you are serious about buying into a tenant in common program and would like some choices from respectable and trustworthy people in the industry email me and I will get you in touch with someone who has a perfect reputation and has been in business fro over 20 years.

Not only will that give you problems down the road with clients, but it will also give you a bad reputation.

i am newbie here as well and read foucus on one topic at a time really read all you can in this forum and join real estate aasociation REI in your hometown and you meet people in the "know" I started last week and in the cal classroom i met mortgage brokers, new people learning the market like me. the seminar leader is nice and very knowledgeable. he met a president at a bank through networking and how beneficial to network with people in REI especially if your looking for reputable vendors.

I have found a brand new one in an area that has no rent control, low unemployment, high job growth, good renters market, low crime, for $335,000 with reputable onsite management....So my question is : If this deal sucks how is it possible to get something better.....Or is it really that you are saying that as compared with a decent stock performance...this is bad.Thank you both for weighing in!

At least until you find suppliers who are local.

Before I let someone do an option to purchase, they must go through a reputable lender and verify they can perform in the time frame.