I stumbled onto some good suppliers in vietnam/indonesia, and this area is perfect.

Originally posted by "all cash":Gotta go, time running out on the library's computer.all cashAll Cash,I take it that a side effect of the move is having to find a broadband connection until things are organized at the new home.I just love having to find a connection when traveling or when relocating a home.

My suppliers product has held up 15 years in some tubs quite well.

And I have already wasted a lot of time on the bulk process and know exactly what you are talking about, but It probably wasn't really a waste as I did learn from it and did manage to find a for real supplier.

Many contractors get kickbacks from material suppliers for moving product.

See if you can find a good supplier for trim, HD and lowes is a rip off.

Debt suppliers are quite fungible and it is easy to locate others.

Hope this helps.I've been doing a lot of research on this the past year, and this is what I've found (I could be wrong of course):Material prices aren't too much different around the country if you shop around for suppliers (there are differences in areas where shipping is more difficult and costly), and labor prices are surprisingly consistent (though there is a range of about 25-35%) if you ignore the high priced areas.Obviously, there will be regional differences in both labor and materials (especially in places where climate, soil and natural conditions impact building codes), but if you ignore places like NY, NJ, California, etc, you'll find that prices generally fall within 25-50%.I see you're in NJ, so you can probably throw the prices I mention out the window, but for a surprisingly large % of the country (especially between the coasts), prices will be pretty consistent within a 25-35% range.All that said, this is a topic I'm very interested in, and would love other data points, as I could be wrong

You can get an appraisal for the finished unit, use a bridge loan and or construction-rehab loan based off the ARV.So, check conventional and non-conventional, private/hard money lenders.Get credit from material suppliers, use thier money!

I also upgraded the windows to energy efficient windows and had to find a new window supplier after mine unexpectedly closed up shop a couple weeks before the job.