@Manolo D. we were definitely happy with the overall outcome. the GC we used did a great job. we plan on using his crew again on our next property if possible. however, I'm guessing you're referring to my other discussion about rehab costs from my contractor. we were happy with the outcome of this project but I don't have anything to compare this to. the fact of the matter is we don't know if his prices were fair for the market. we were in very unique circumstances on the last project where we had flexibility with our budget, so even if he charged more than the competition we still came out on top. moving forward we need to know more details. we are currently making offers on properties in need of rehab and we're using this GC's quote to help us budget for our max offer. if we can use him and still make a competitive offer then we will but we are getting beat by other offers. we just need to analyze all factors to see what we can change in order to compete. the two main concerns are that we are up against other investors making cash offers so they have no loan contingency and no mortgage payments inflating their holding costs, plus they probably have cheaper labor and material costs. so, we're just trying to analyze everything. our GC did a great job, only went slightly over budget compared to his original estimate, but we did plan for contingency and I ended up doing a lot of the work, so we were overall under budget, and he offered the quality of work we were happy with.

I have several questions about becoming licensed, some of which may be rather unique:1)Does the source of my 168 hours of classwork matter to a broker?

One main reason I traveled a lot because i had the time to do it and unique opportunities to get the local experience.

He is a master at getting these deals done, meaning... having your tenant buyers make it to the cash out closing table.

How large of a piece may depend on what you bring to the table.

I would love feedback on what might be the best course of action.Let me set the table first:USAA Career starter loan is $25,000 at 2.99% interest for 60 monthsI have about $8k in student loan debt at rates ranging from 3.86-4.66%.

Ryan typically I would agree if this wasnt so unique.

My guess is that the type of hands off 'don't want to deal with it' buyer you are looking for is also unlikely to be able to see past the 'ugly' current state of the house.I could imagine it working if you show them something finished (model home) and not show them the current ugly state.I heard a story from a high end ($50k tables) furniture designer who once made the mistake of showing the client the table in progress with clamps, glue and unfinished surfaces etc.

The seller and broker do not want to take their property off the market for 60 days, only to have you either retrade the deal significantly or not be able to get financing and get the deal to the closing table. 

.- When I have enough demonstrated commitment and effort and find a way to bring value to the table, I would really like to find someone who is willing to mentor me, in return for whatever assistance I can be in whatever way possible.