Materials have increased more than 20% in the last 5-8 years.

However, I'm now a licensed REALTOR in the Springs and am looking for a flipping team, or even to work with investors!

I'm trying to keep it simple this year and concentrating on my "one thing" making good old Garry proud.  

We roll 100% of rehab costs into the loan package with 4 draws for licensed contractors.

My only concern to look out for is that things can go 'rural' pretty quickly if you start venturing outside of town, and most lenders are going to put the brakes on financing if the appraisal lists the property as 'rural' (has to do with what they perceive as the availability of future tenants).Watertown, NY - It probably is as good as you believe, but the lending licensing is pretty tricky up there, so its just  bit more difficult to find lenders that operate up there.

However, non-government employers on average last less than 20 years.

I am a twenty year plus licenses GC who has built over 100,000,000. in commercial and residential construction in the NY, NJ, PA, CT and CA marketplaces.

I have followed the Bigger Pockets podcast for years, especially when I first got my real estate license and got my first deals under my belt in 2021.

The best advice I can give you for studying for you license is to voice record yourself reading questions and answers on notes cards.

But, as my wife and I have done this over the past 5 years, we have found it moves less and less each time, and that we are essentially living the life we envisioned 5 years ago when we started this process.