Hi, I'm a GC thinking of getting into Fire Restorations too.

It took nearly 4 months for the Big Box to make good on the repairs to restore the wall, wooden stair railing, and electrical switches that were damaged.You will be best over the long term to develop relationships with specific Contractors and Handymen; do not constantly try to beat them down on price, rather accept that they are providing you a good value (after an initial experience, obviously) and treat them like the Gold they are to your business.

Here is the whole description, for more context:This home is waiting to be restored back to its original wonderful self.

You made your threat, and in turn she apologized and called you "Mister," restoring you to the full measure of landlording manhood you knew you deserved.

Aloha,Much like the restoration companies called out for sewage backups, major flooding, fires, etc.

It further mentions that the agent can withhold rental income on a monthly basis, as necessary, to restore the full contingency reserve.While I understand the concept of a contingency reserve for unexpected expenses, the idea of withholding rental income to replenish the reserve is new to me.

Immerse yourself in the timeless charm and modern luxury of this beautifully restored property.

Here you go, saving money by going to Habitat for Humanity to restore and find material.

We have our crews that we typically have doing our rehabs/restorations working on flooded homes.

Fiance has very little desire to share space with tenants, so it looks like we'll be doing SFHs as opposed to multi-families (though I still have hope I can convince her to try it for the first property, but let's assume it's not going to happen).Tentative Plan:-Buy a SFH for $150,000-$200,000 in Phoenix area with a VA loan ($0 down), live in it for 2 years while aggressively forcing appreciation as much as possible, have one or more kids-Buy second SFH for $200,000-$250,000 in Phoenix area (upgrade reason: more space for kids) with another VA loan ($0 down) using remaining entitlement, rent out first SFH, live in this one for 1-2 years while aggressively forcing as much appreciation as possible-Buy third SFH for $200,000-$250,000 with an FHA loan (3.5-5% down), rent out second SFH, live in this one for 1-2 years, not going to try to force appreciation too much right away but instead will spend more time and money building equity in the first two houses-Refinance both VA loans into conventional loans once I have 25%+ equity in both, use the "one time restoration of entitlement" to free up all my entitlement again, rent out third SFH, buy permanent primary residence for as much as I can afford at the time (but not more than the VA maximum)  with a VA loan ($0 down) for my now large family to live in forever-Aggressively force appreciation and build equity in third SFH until I can refinance that one into a conventional loan as well to get rid of PMI, then continue on from thereSo, my main concern is affording the second SFH without the necessary two years of landlording experience.