I've never gotten a hard money loan, but I know a couple lenders and they're reputable with established locations and histories.I wonder how long this guy was there.

It seems the toilet was leaking, we asked him to turn the water off from the water supply and it stopped leaking.We will be meeting a plumber at the house tomorrow to see what is going on, from reading some posts on here, I have to mention he is a larger person, so he may have unseated the toilet (?).

May I suggest the following:I am also a general contractor, and if I under estimate the job, i eat it to protect my reputation, but never by 25%, yikes, he probably did not get estimates from his subs.

My wife's father is a contractor with a great local reputation, so with his help we have some equity built up.

I would take the deal to a reputable accountant and have him review the deal and the tax consequences and invite Mr.

I want to establish a team in GA to assist with maintenance (electrician, plumber, contractor/fix it person etc.).

But as long as your always working toward your goal, it should get easier as you learn things, work w/ more people, generate cash flow, and build your reputation in buy and hold.

Had a local plumber hire a registered sex offender and he went in to a woman's house to work on pipes, nothing happened, but when she saw his face on a poster that was handed out later her husband and nearly everyone else quit using that plumber for fear of safety for their wives.

@Brandon Turner Sure I have made mistakes during my almost 2 years of real estate investing.For instance, One time I had called up a plumber to pump out water from crawl space of a HUD home that I had recently purchased.

@Carrie Smukal, If the city has remove the water meter, they will not replace the meter until the home is inspected by them or a licensed plumber at your expense.