I have no way to polish and refine the way I do it now besides going of what I read and listen too. 

Not enough money or (like me) too old to get more investments.Odds are they'll show them to the guy most likely to close, so polish your resume.

Facebook real estate groupsUltimately we found our GC for these two projects on a Facebook Group called 'The Polish Contractors Network." (;) I know that sounds kinda funny, but...)It's worth noting that my partner/fiance has been a GC for the last 20+ years.

That being said, I believe 10% is the minimum down that you could realistically expect......With the 10%, you will also need a POLISHED Business Plan to submit to the bank.

I'm a bit saddened to hear the marketplace needs polish or that a lot of folks don't visit.

I think Bruce's crystal ball may be more well-polished than others have, but claiming he can predict what will happen to macro markets (California, sub-markets, etc.) with any reasonable degree of certainty is dubious at best to me.

I've gotten the edge rounded over and polished for $5 ft, but mostly just polish the square edge myself with diamond disks.

Of course, you may be able to salvage certain things and just give them a clean & polish, but all of these repairs will add up faster than you may anticipate.Unless you're on site and managing/doing the work yourself, throw in other variables of:> are contractors overcharging me?

I've tried to agents so far and just by talking to them I can tell that they are trying to look for their own best interest rather than mine and I'm quickly turned off by that.If anyone knows, or has dealt with, a realtor in this area that can help me pick out some 'gems' that need polishing and has experience with distressed properties, please let me know.Thanks,Konrad

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