Any experience/advice would be really appreciated.Cheers,Mat

Could it be that the same benefactor of CPI is also contributing to the ever cash-strapped PBS, and wanted to continue with the Buffet witch hunt?

The contractor knows that I am in a desperate situation and want to make sure that I am taken advantage of.GENERAL DESCRIPTION:BASEMENT DEMO WORK FROM STORM DAMAGEAS PER WRITE-UP BELOW.DETAILED DESCRIPTION:1.PREPARATION OF JOBSITE FOR WORK- SET UP DUST BARRIERS, TARPS AND MUD MATS AS NEEDED.- COVER HVAC VENTS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MINIMIZE DUST SPREAD.- VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO GAS LEAKS CAUSED BY THE BASEMENT FLOOD.- VERIFY THAT THERE ARE NO ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUES.2.DEMO- DUMPSTER TO BE PROVIDED OFF SITE FOR DEBRIS REMOVED FROM JOB.- REMOVE LOOSE DEBRIS IN BASEMENT AREA.- IT IS RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE/DISPOSE OF THE WASHER AND DRYER.

Awesome - thanks for the hints and the reference @Mat O'Grady! 

Originally posted by Mat Lewczenko:Cary Welcome!

Hello Mat,Welcome to BP!

All in all, I wish you the best on this.Regards,Mat Farmer

For those who having nothing better to do...The quest for greater understanding birthed from a strong overwhelming desire for passive income led me somehow to Bigger Pockets (I think I Googled "how to make passive income")—which led me to the concept of passive income through Real Estate Investing—which led me to the strategy of Wholesaling to boot strap my way into an REI career to work my goals for creating passive income—which led me (somehow) to Rich Dad Poor Dad—which led me to Googling everything there is to Google about Wholesaling—which led me to hundreds of PDF files, podcasts (especially Flip2Freedom), webinars, Youtube videos and Steve Cook's old website (forget name of)—which led me to Steve's book "Wholesaling for Quick Cash"—which I read like 4 times until pretty much every paragraph was highlighted and underlined LOL—which led me to the desire to get my real estate license—which led me to leave my secure government job (in a down market) to join a mom & pop real estate company without the mom and really no source of lead flow other than past clients and referrals and no agent lead gen training—which led me to being broke and regretting my decision to leave my secure job—which led me to God to pray for help financially, guidance and wisdom—which led me to a small random weird ad in the real estate jobs section of Craigslist—which led me directly to a nationally known REI "Guru" who just so happen to be looking to do virtual wholesaling in the Indy market—which led me to becoming an Acquisitions Manager and successfully executing several wholesale transactions. 

I remember meeting a Mat at Scott Good's July presentation but didn't realize that was you.  

Tear the window security bars out if they don't have a fire release, throw some cheap co/smoke detectors up, double strap the water heater and no duct tape isn't going to cut it (CA earthquake thing), cut the 3 foot weeds back away from touching the exterior wall, get rid of that goddamn chicken seriously a "pet" chicken is not part of a vacant duplex wtf (true story), you know... that sort of thing.